Torturer's Guild justification

Dan'l Danehy-Oakes · 12 Apr 2005, 15:36 · from 2005-April.txt.gz

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From: danldo at gmail.com (Dan'l Danehy-Oakes)
Date: Tue Apr 12 15:36:21 2005
Subject: (urth) Torturer's Guild justification
In-Reply-To: <200504121437.44169.ddjones at riddlemaster.org>
References: <200504121437.44169.ddjones at riddlemaster.org>
Message-ID: <1f761737050412153613304e39 at mail.gmail.com>

It's in "Sword of the Lictor," when Dorcas is lying ill in the inn at
Thrax. I don't recall if it's when he first brings her there or on his
next visit.

--Dan'l

On Apr 12, 2005 11:37 AM, Daniel D Jones <ddjones at riddlemaster.org> wrote:
> There's a passage in the BOTNS where Severian gives a justification for the
> Torturers Guild.  He talks about long term imprisonment being a drain on
> society, work programs taking jobs from the indigent, etc.  Unlike Severian,
> I forget things and I can't recall which book it's in.  A memory jog or
> pointer to the quote would be greatly appreciated.
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