Disarming Seawrack

Alex David Groce · 15 Nov 1999, 12:09 · from whorl-v0010.mbox · original

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From: Alex David Groce <Alex_Groce at gs246.sp.cs.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: (whorl) Disarming Seawrack
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 12:09:36
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One thing it made me think of was the Venus de Milo, especially re: the sto=
ry
about her arms in PEACE.  Perhaps Mother arranged for her to lose her arm,
knowing this would make Horn less suspicious of her (if beauty doesn't get =
'em,
go for sympathy).  At the end of OBW, I pity Seawrack, and think no ill of =
her,
but I have a sneaking suspicion that the hints dropped and Krait's evident
distrust of her may indicate that she's less innocent and good than she see=
ms.

"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." John 8:32
--
Alex David Groce (agroce+ at cs.cmu.edu)
Ph.D. Student, Carnegie Mellon University - Computer Science Department
8112 Wean Hall (412)-268-3066
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~agroce

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