Did the Library Survive?

James Jordan · 11 Jul 2003, 03:14 · from urth-v0307.mbox · original

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From: James Jordan <jbjordan4 at cox.net>
Subject: (urth) Did the Library Survive?
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 22:14:08 -0500
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It's been assumed that the Ushas Flood destroyed the Library, but I wonder.=20
As Don noted, it's Borges's library, and is transcendental. Also, it's=20
physically protected, arguably, being underground.
         Sev. put one copy of his book there. I think this was for the=20
Ushas generations to read, not for his own to read. I think he assumed that=20
the Library (symbolically in another way the Bible, or Bible of Bibles)=20
would survive.
         Sev. put the other copy in the heavens. Wolfe seems to be doing=20
something here, beyond explaining how he got his copy to translate. The=20
same book in heaven and on earth? Or what?
         What think ye?

Nutria

--=20

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