Severa

Larry Miller · 03 Dec 2011, 20:43 · from 2011-December.txt.gz

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From: decanus1284 at gmail.com (Larry Miller)
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 15:43:13 -0500
Subject: (urth) Severa
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yeah Ive thought about that too but not even Wolfe is that sneaky.

On 12/3/11, entonio at gmail.com <entonio at gmail.com> wrote:
> No dia 2011/12/03, ?s 18:48, "Gerry Quinn" <gerry at bindweed.com>
> escreveu:
>> From: Larry Miller
>>
>> > Why do you think Merryn is Severa?  Just because she is a witch?  I
>> > think this is the biggest red herring in the book.
>>
>> I don?t have any strong feelings about the matter ? I just think
>> that IF Severian has a twin sister and IF she is a character, Merryn
>>  seems most likely.  Because she?s a witch, yes.  Then again,
>> there?s no obvious reason for a name change (possible absence of a g
>> iven name is IMO the only plausible argument for Jolenta).
>
> How do we know Severian's real name?

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