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David Langford · 10 Aug 2000, 09:12 · from whorl-v0011.mbox · original

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From: ansible at cix.co.uk (David Langford)
Subject: (whorl) Re: Digest whorl.v011.n013
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 10:12 +0100 (BST)
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Adam Stephanides <adamsteph at earthlink.net> wrote:

> I was reviewing the altar scene, and I just noticed the following
> sentence, where Horn is narrating the manifestation of the Outsider: "I
> knew that he was there, that if I turned, I would see them." (285)
>=20
> Is that "them" a typo?  If not, what does it mean?

When first manifesting at the opening of =3DNightside=3D, the Outsider spea=
ks=20
with multiple -- "paired" -- voices. Wolfe may have the Trinity in mind,=20
or two of its components.

Dave

David Langford
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