Gene 5e Wolfhead

Chris · 16 Jan 2005, 11:51 · from 2005-January.txt.gz

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From: rasputin_ at hotmail.com (Chris)
Date: Sun Jan 16 11:51:11 2005
Subject: (urth) Gene 5e Wolfhead
In-Reply-To: <41EAAE65.3030008 at gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BAY102-F16E6EFC45A73ACC077BA0D868D0 at phx.gbl>

Personally I always thought of it musically, something like "Variations on a 
Theme by Proust".

>That's an interesting idea. But my impression of cerberus was that it was 
>three stories, three times, but one idea behind all. Somewhat like how 
>Cerberus has three distinct heads, but each is all about cerberus and 
>doggy-ness.  Like math transformations, or the voices in a fugue.
>I look forward to Jim Raynor's per- prosecution.
>
>~Maru
>Fugue listening to: Katamari Damacy's Fugue # 7777
>
>Jim Raylor wrote:
>>I can't prove this.
>>
>>I have read t5hoc a few times but I started reading it
>>with Google. A perilous venture.
>>On first reading I thought it 3 stories set in a
>>double planetary system  and with a few characters and
>>themes in common... I liked the first one best. I
>>hadn't read much WOlfe then.
>>But I felt I had missed something so I re-read it and
>>was pleased that it revealed more, though I still felt
>>there were deeper mysteries hidden.
>>By the third reading I became convinced that this was
>>not three stories but part of one continuous
>>narrative.
>>Now I am losing count... I got to page 9 and then I
>>had to re-read what I had missed before and for a
>>while I became stuck as though I had dropped anchor to
>>find out why I was not moving.
>>
>>Levi's hypothesis
>>The matter under discussion is an aleph.
>>It is concealed in a name.
>>This is ONE story told in three dissimilar ways.
>>I cannot prove this, but I shall supply evidence so
>>that you, dear reader, can make your own mind up on
>>the case.
>>
>>The prosecution enters carrying a battered leather
>>despatch box.
>>
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