(TBOTN) Nessus, Citadel, Wall

matthew.malthouse · 20 Jun 2003, 08:03 · from urth-v0306.mbox · original

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From: matthew.malthouse at guardian.co.uk
Subject: Re: (urth) (TBOTN) Nessus, Citadel, Wall
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 09:03:20 +0100
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On 19/06/2003 22:19:28 Michael Andre-Driussi wrote:

>If there were breaks in the wall, these would serve as access ways; but
>what we see at the one gate is a tunnel like a mine shaft.  Presumably=20
the
>river passes through a similar tunnel, but Severian is maddeningly silent
>on this (I think he literally sleeps through it on the Samru).

Dr Talos says there are 12 gates and names at least some of them, he and=20
Baldanders having traversed one entering the city on the way south, two=20
more going and retuning from the southern lands and about to travel the=20
fourth, the Gate Piteous, with Severian and company going home.

Matthew

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