Horn's ability

Dan'l Danehy-Oakes · 26 Oct 2011, 16:35 · from 2011-October.txt.gz

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From: danldo at gmail.com (Dan'l Danehy-Oakes)
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:35:59 -0700
Subject: (urth) Horn's ability
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Lee Berman wrote:

> This quasi-dream/quasi-reality essence is exactly what I think WOlfe was going
> for. He doesn't WANT us to be able to fully understand it. I'll offer the
> additional evidence that Horn can shake the hand of a Neighbor but he can't
> quite count how many limbs or heads or individuals are there.

Somehow I'm reminded of a Discworld thing ... a standing stone that
can't be counted.

But you're right, there's a dreamlike quality to everything about the
Neighbors (and a fever-like quality to the inhumi).

-- 
Dan'l Danehy-Oakes

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