InsideOut&Down

Kieran Cleary · 17 Feb 1998, 14:56 · from urth-v0007.mbox · original

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From: "Kieran Cleary" <kierannwn at tinet.ie>
Subject: Re: (urth) InsideOut&Down
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 14:56:13
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[Posted from URTH, a mailing list about Gene Wolfe's New Sun and other work=
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mantis writes:

>Because we know that the magic mirrors lead to Yesod...

Do we? My impression was that they lead to other locations on Briath. Jonas
uses them to return to the stars, Burgandofora (?) laughs at the idea that
the ship-sails, acting in the same manner, snatch important personages from
other worlds. The apports appear to be neither demonic nor angelic. Just odd
(mortal) creatures from different planets. When the Old Autarch opens the
mirrored book inthe House Absolute, he shows Severian an image of Tzadkiel,
but not necessarily in Yesod.

Kieran C.

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