Theophanies, Silk's end

Kieran Cleary · 02 Nov 1998, 14:30 · from whorl-v0009.mbox · original

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From: "Kieran Cleary" <kierannwn at tinet.ie>
Subject: Re: (whorl) Theophanies, Silk's end
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 14:30:08
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Alga said:

> I reject the Silk/Pas amalgam because it's so baldly a
variant of the demonic offer of world control, and Silk really is a
"beautiful man." <

That's assuming Silk had any choice in the matter. There's reason to believe
that Silk's downloaded personality may have been grafted onto the incomplete
Pas persona without Silk's consent. (Or so I seem to remember).

Kieran C.

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