From: "Roy C. Lackey" 
Subject: Re: (urth) finally - a mechanism
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 17:05:13 -0600

Dan'l quoted:
> If you want to argue that Severian was not dead at the exact
> first time that Silk appears, you have to factor in the very
> significant drowning in Gyoll that must be taking place
> EXACTLY as Silk appears in that time

And wrote:
>>Certainly it appears that the group's first arrival in Nessus
takes place at _approximately_ the time of the drowning;
"EXACTLY" would take some serious establishing. I accept it
as likely, though; it seems to suit the situation.<<

I would add that Sev's "drowning" in the Gyoll obviously took place during
the summer, during warm weather. Sev was cleaning out a "frozen drain" when
he found Triskele, in the winter.

-Roy


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