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From: akt at attglobal.net
Subject: (whorl) Re: Digest whorl.v010.n138
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 20:16:55
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Said Wombat, entirely correctly:

> Remember that Silk was genetically programmed to be an exceptional
leader.
> Once Horn took over Silk's body, he apparently gained that ability,
too,
> which is why the Gaonese made him Rajan, swore eternal loyalty to him,
and
> so forth.
>
> Before his "death", Horn can't buy a break. After his rebirth, he's a
> demigod. Whatever genes Silk had, they're the pure product.

Indeed. And there's the extraordinary physical prowess, the ability with
a sword. The DNA in the physical body took care of that.

But, too, Horn has been touched by the angels (and I do realize how
revoltingly prime-time TV this sounds). They have given him the ability
to bond with an inhuma to complete"astral travel" and to do what seems
like "magic tricks" with his sword etc. when he is there. I think that
Horn/Silk/ [maybe Sev too?] can do some magic tricks even when *not* in
projection, though one of you completists will have to prove it since
I'm comatose.

-alga

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