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b sharp bsharporflat at hotmail.com
Tue Jul 1 17:35:58 PDT 2008


Jeff Wilson wrote:
>Sev's movements in the Houses seem to be under manipulation by Inire, 
>for example the forced perspective room covered by the drop-down 
>painting is explicitly his work. It's possible he similarly employs 
>transcendent doorways that are only there in order to steer Severian 
>over long distances, and would not necessarily be available for anyone's 
>use.

Jeff, you could be right.  Perhaps the principle goes so far that there is nothing
accidental in the whole of the story of Severian's life.  But it seems to me there
are unplanned events happening.  For me it seems Wolfe specifically tells us that
Father Inire's transport may often be used without New Sun purpose, examples being:
Severian and Jonas finding and using the mirror room, Severian talking about the many
 trysts etc. through the years in the Secret House and the presence of The Assassin. 


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