hybrids/ green mankiller/Sinew

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From: maa32 <maa32 at dana.ucc.nau.edu>
Subject: (urth) hybrids/ green mankiller/Sinew
Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2002 11:26:21 -0700
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It was very astutely noted by Rostrum (sorry if I got that wrong - a very l=
ong=20
digest) that hybrids are the key, not plant genetics.  Of course, that is a=
lso=20
what I am saying - hybridization between tree and man allows Blue to be Ush=
as.
 Horn's son cannot see the connection between where they are right now and=20
hybridization, but Horn says it has everything to do with where they are no=
w.

Also, thanks for the info on Crowley, Alga.

Joe, I have also pondered the green mankiller references.  He has two very=20
long tusks - first I thought it was Babbie coming back, but now that I=20
honestly believe Babbie is Horn, I don't know for sure ... but there is als=
o=20
that fascinating part in The Shadow of the Torturer I've never been able to=20
get straight, where Severian is walking around in his dream and it seems li=
ke=20
Triskele has become a big scary thing lurking in the basement that talks to=20
him.  Could this have anything to do with Sev/Triskele, or should we look m=
ore=20
explicitly within the Book of the Short Sun?  Also, remember that one of th=
e=20
last scenes involves Triskele and I really haven't been able to justify tha=
t=20
scene in my mind, especially if you believe that Silk is mostly in control=20
from the end of On Blue's Waters, with only the smallest fragment of Horn l=
eft=20
inside him, and that Sev does not need to resurrect him.  I think the green=20
mankiller is definitely worth looking up.

On another note, did anybody ever get the feeling that Horn hates Sinew so=20
much because he was somehow responsible for killing Krait?  Remember Inclit=
o's=20
story about brother killing brother ... the death of Krait is still sketchy=20
for me.  How was he wounded?  Even Horn's death (on green) is still odd.

Thanks for your responses, everybody.
Marc Aramini

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