RTTW spoilers, 2 Silks in one mansion

Michael Andre-Driussi · 16 Feb 2001, 10:29 · from whorl-v0012.mbox · original

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From: Michael Andre-Driussi <mantis at sirius.com>
Subject: (whorl) RTTW spoilers, 2 Silks in one mansion
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 10:29:15
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Adam wrote:
>There is also the question of why none of these events--Horn's decision to
>seek to get Silk-in-Pig downloaded into himself, the actual downloading, a=
nd
>the testing and rejection of the downloaded Silk--are mentioned in the tex=
t.
>Was Horn so embarrassed by the fiasco that he decided not to say anything
>about it to anyone?  Even if there wasn't so much evidence against your
>model, the fact that it relies on so many crucial events not mentioned in
>the text would make me very reluctant to accept it.

Ah well.

Interesting to contemplate two more-or-less identical Silks (your
Silk-in-Pig and 100% Silk in Horn) in the same place (ruins of Blood's
mansion) at the same time with such different reactions.

=3Dmantis=3D

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