The Ring

Alex David Groce · 30 Jan 2000, 11:03 · from whorl-v0010.mbox · original

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From: Alex David Groce <Alex_Groce at gs246.sp.cs.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: (whorl) The Ring
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 11:03:23
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Actually, the whole ring business is going to bother me until I know what=20
is going on with it, because it reminds me of something very strongly:
Thomas Covenant.  Yes--Horn rapes Seawrack, and she gives him a white/gold
ring with mysterious powers; as Covenant raped Lena, who (did she?  I don't
really remember) gives him a white-gold ring with mysterious powers.  If it
was anything else, I'd say the reference was obvious, but I so disliked the
Covenant books that I'm really hoping that future events will convince me t=
his
resemblance is purely accidental.

"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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