absurd time anchor

maa32 · 27 Nov 2002, 14:50 · from urth-v0211.mbox · original

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From: maa32 <maa32 at dana.ucc.nau.edu>
Subject: (urth) absurd time anchor
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 07:50:14 -0700
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Here are two absurd theories that attempt to account for the time travel to=20
that particular point in Urth's history where Silk can meet Severian as a=20
young man. =20
Here is one: that Severian is actually going back with them to be placed in=20
the tomb he will one day lie in - part of Scylla is Severian, who is ACTUAL=
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the dark spot floating next to the boat in both worlds (as the Vanished Per=
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Swimmer who comes up on Horn's boat)- and perhaps he is folded into himself=
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the past of Urth and this explains why Severian always had some presentimen=
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of his future from the very beginning.  Of course, this only accouts for=20
Severian's presence on Blue in the last two visits to Urth, not in the firs=
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case with Rigolio.  Or perhaps when he goes back he joins up with Scylla to=20
rest inside Oreb.  But it does account for his statement that he will end u=
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in that tomb, which we have never seen actuated.

The other is that Severian is a vortex of time - a vivimancer, who attracts=20
anyone with the ability to cross time (like the green man or Ossipago, et a=
l.)

Or the affinity between Malrubius and Silk could serve as that anchor.  I n=
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to re-read the texts again.  I will find a link the next time through.
Marc Aramini

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