(urth) Tzadkiel's ship

Jeff Wilson jwilson at io.com
Wed Nov 28 16:06:06 PST 2007


> On Nov 28, 2007 1:12 PM, Jeff Wilson <jwilson at io.com> wrote:
>
>> Severian-the-Autarch might
>> still call such a picture "a ship" in his writing of the incident, but
>> the
>> actions and thoughts he attributes to Severian-the-boy are consistent
>> with
>> seeing a drawing resembling watercraft visible nearby or in books and
>> art
>> available to him.
>
>
> But we are given to understand that people of Sev's time don't
> even distinguish between riverine craft, pelagic craft, and
> cosmic craft - they are all "ships" to these people, and you
> might "sail" to Lune as easily as to  Bes Pelargic.

Then the ship on the tomb could be a picture of any thing remotely
resembling a non-wheeled vehicle?




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