(urth) Sleeping Baldanders

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> I'm wondering about the short section in Chapter XV ("Baldanders"), in
> which Baldanders seems to be talking in his sleep.  Severian is half awake
> and responding to what he thinks Baldanders is saying.  Any thoughts on
> what's really going on there?
>  
> Baldanders says four things: (1) Never."  (2) "Baldanders."  (3)
> "You--strike off."  (4) "Tomorrow, then."
>  
> The scene is obviously meant to accomplish something, but I can't figure
> out what.  Severian's answers simply recap things that have already been
> established, but I can't believe Wolfe just wanted to make sure we knew
> that Severian had been tossed out of the guild and is headed toward Thrax,
> or whatever.  So, any ideas?

He wanted to make sure we knew that Baldanders knew.



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