questions arising from Babbiehorn

Larry Miller17 Nov 2011, 12:44as archived

1) What is the glass structure that Horn and Seawrack come across on the island? 2) If Horn is resurrected on Blue as a Nieghbor what/who dies on Green? 3) How is Silk inside Pig and his own body (occupied by Horn) at the same time?

James Wynn17 Nov 2011, 14:50as archived

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On 11/17/2011 6:44 AM, Larry Miller wrote: 1) What is the glass structure that Horn and Seawrack come across on the island? 2) If Horn is resurrected on Blue as a Nieghbor what/who dies on Green? 3) How is Silk inside Pig and his own body (occupied by Horn) at the same time?

1) I don't believe there has been any satisfactory full explanation of this. 2) When Horn dies in the the pit, his spirit goes to the Outsider. Horn's body is possessed by a Neighbor (that greenbuck Horn was chasing when he fell into the pit) who feels culpable for his death. In recompense, he adopts Horn's identity and mission. Horn's body dies on Green. The Neighbor performs the same trick again by possessing and repairing Silk's dying body. Obviously, not everyone agrees with this. Marc has an equally developed theory about what happens in the pit. I don't no of any other strong opinion about what happens when Horn dies the two times. 3) Silk was scanned and has become a Mainframe god. Silver Silk/Silent Silk is possessing Pig.

Larry Miller17 Nov 2011, 16:48as archived

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Thanks James. Back when I thought Blue was Urth I thought maybe it was the ruins of the Botanic Gardens and that the island was the floating plantlife that was inside before its destruction. I remember on my reread being struck by Horns description of the glass and the similarities with the gem that housed the claw. I also thought that the spiderlike figure placing something on Horns forehead was Severian resurrecting him with the claw.

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On 11/17/11, James Wynn <crushtv at gmail.com> wrote: On 11/17/2011 6:44 AM, Larry Miller wrote:

1) What is the glass structure that Horn and Seawrack come across on the island? 2) If Horn is resurrected on Blue as a Nieghbor what/who dies on Green? 3) How is Silk inside Pig and his own body (occupied by Horn) at the same time?

1) I don't believe there has been any satisfactory full explanation of this. 2) When Horn dies in the the pit, his spirit goes to the Outsider. Horn's body is possessed by a Neighbor (that greenbuck Horn was chasing when he fell into the pit) who feels culpable for his death. In recompense, he adopts Horn's identity and mission. Horn's body dies on Green. The Neighbor performs the same trick again by possessing and repairing Silk's dying body. Obviously, not everyone agrees with this. Marc has an equally developed theory about what happens in the pit. I don't no of any other strong opinion about what happens when Horn dies the two times. 3) Silk was scanned and has become a Mainframe god. Silver Silk/Silent Silk is possessing Pig. _______________________________________________