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Alice Turner · 16 May 1997, 20:03 · from whorl-v0005.mbox · original

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From: "Alice Turner" <al at interport.net>
Subject: (whorl) questions3
Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 20:03:46
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[Posted from WHORL, the mailing list for Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun]

I thought of yet another question, but it may be simply a form of
Talon's--if you (mantis) are going to edit these questions, you might merge
this with his:

6) Was the Whorl ever a legitimate colony ship, or was it always a Middle
Passenger (not slaves for the colonies, but livestock for the inhumi), with
a cargo sold by Typhon?

I suspect Wolfe won't answer that question, as I foresee it as a plot point
for the new series, but it's worth pondering.=20

-alga-

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