RttW shipmentWhorl

I know this is not very interesting, but my RttW has been shipped from bn.com, so it really is available. There is a coupon code "CISCOEF" which is good for $10 off on a $40 order, so everyone should order two copies. On a more substantive note... any thoughts on the rape of Mora? On rereading, I found this brief scene even more disturbing than the Seawrack incident. Is it possible that Wolfe included it as a provocation? I am having trouble finding another explanation. *This is WHORL, for discussion of Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun.