(urth) Severian as a student

Jeff Wilson jwilson at io.com
Wed Jun 4 19:09:21 PDT 2008


Roy C. Lackey wrote:
> The doeskin/manskin pouch thing is not as easily dismissed as most of the
> other mistakes. Doeskin and manskin have very different connotations. It is
> almost impossible for me to believe that Wolfe made that mistake. It is
> almost equally difficult for me to believe that dear Dorcas would sew a
> pouch made from human skin to house the most celebrated religious icon on
> the planet.

Why not? The greatest sacrifice to honor the greatest sacrifice.

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