The Mine in Saltus

Che Monro · 27 Apr 2003, 07:01 · from urth-v0304.mbox · original

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From: Che Monro <flirt at technologist.com>
Subject: Re: (urth) The Mine in Saltus
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2003 17:01:02 +1000
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At 08:19 AM 26/04/03 +0100, you wrote:
>The matter of the entity in the mine in Saltus: I
>think all the speculation has ignored the obvious. The
>entity is Urth herself. When Severian brings the Claw
>with him below ground, it shines what is, by proxy,
>the light of the New Sun. The bowels of Urth react as
>they will when the New Sun comes: with seismic
>rumblings, premonitions of earthquake. The whole
>episode is an omen of the foundering of continents
>prophesied in Dr. Talos's Play and described in THE
>URTH OF THE NEW SUN...

Hummm... Which would explain why so much of a fuss is made in the text=3D20
about whether the power resides in the Claw or in Severian himself. Getting=
=3D
=3D20
at the Truth via misdirection. But then, um, all the Urth is hallowed=3D20
ground, right?

Che

Ch=3DE9 Franz Joseph Monro -- http://www.chemonro.com
che at chemonro.com    --     flirt at technologist.com



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