book of Canog

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From: maa32 <maa32 at dana.ucc.nau.edu>
Subject: (urth) book of Canog
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2002 07:07:42 -0700
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In response to Blattid's assertion as to where Pas and everybody may have=20
heard of Sev's drowning:
Well, well well - here we have it: the book of Canog is available to Typhon=
,=20
maybe even before he makes the whorl - and since it is, that means perhaps =
the=20
ENTIRE story of Severian is available to the whorl- we don't known exactly=20
what he said to Canog or Ymir while incarcerated, but it is his story, whic=
h=20
was later re-copied into the Book of the New Sun that Talos copies for his=20
play.  Typhon heard it from Severian himself, through Canog, far before Sev=20
was ever born.  Not that that will convince you or anything, I know it won'=
t. =20
Shouting in previous posts was just for emphasis - I have no means of placi=
ng=20
italics in this mailing program.  Sorry.=20
Marc Aramini

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