Digest whorl.v009.n015Whorl

In a message dated 12/12/98 8:22:09 AM EST, whorl-errors at lists.best.com writes: << Not sure what this means. Perhaps, that Silk, as you say is a puppet of the Whorl and his church? Or does it refer to his odd tall carriage and somewhat awkward manner? >> When I read this I thought the usage was similar to that in the phrase/title "Clockwork Orange" which, I think, means something that is mechanical but shouldn't be. Rich Browne *This is WHORL, for discussion of Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun.