From the Wolfe's mouth
Whoo! I love these answers. Some are so snide:
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1. "Who or what is Oreb?" Oreb is a night chough.
Some are opaque---we -still- don't know about Pike's ghost!
And some are ambiguously helpful. Yes, it was a legitimate expedition. But
-why- would Q like "a thriving colony of human beings on Green"??? Lunch??? The Kypris answer to Mint is nice, and Pike as Blood's father is excellent!
And I love the answer to my own question: "Severian is a form of the Outsider." But I'm still frustrated. Mantis, do you think he might sit for a second series?
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