time looping

James Jordan · 10 Jul 2003, 14:40 · from urth-v0307.mbox · original

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From: James Jordan <jbjordan4 at cox.net>
Subject: Re: (urth) time looping
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 09:40:08 -0500
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>
>Actually, I just came up with a more serious idea: couldn't the looping be=20
>analogous to the auctorial drafting process?  We already know that Wolfe=20
>goes through a lot of drafts, each of which 'optimizes' and ties the books=20
>more closely together.  What if each iteration of this added another=20
>iteration to Severian?
>
>--jabiru

COOL! Just like something Umberto Eco would do. I don't know about adding=20
another Sev, but the rest is a neat thought.

Nutria


--=20

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