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Patri10629 · 12 May 1997, 18:08 · from whorl-v0005.mbox · original

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Subject: Re: (whorl) Ask Gene Wolfe
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 18:08:36
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[Posted from WHORL, the mailing list for Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun]

Patrick O'Leary approaches the sphinx and asks his one question:

Who or What is Oreb?






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