(urth) Cim Glowing as platypus/human analog(?)

[sean ako]

Urthers,

Concerning "Tracking Song" could it be probable that the woman Cim Glowing is a platypus-human
analog? (it is the conceit of this short story that all the "humans" that Cutthroat meets are animal-human
analogs) Consider the following:

When Cutthroat meets her Wolfe describes her as having "short hair" and "eyes" with a face that is
"not expressive."  If the animal-human analogs show psychology and "habits" of their former animal
ancestors, a platypus/human analog would hardly be considered as having any facial expressiveness
as platypuses have beaks (not faces as such.)  Another clue is the endieva wand. It is clearly poisonous
(not electrical) and whatever creature or plant the platypus/human analogs derived it from it functions the
same way the hindspur of the platypus does - as a mammalian defense poison. From Wolfe's description,
it also looks a lot like a stylized platypus hind flipper.  Yet another clue is the time when Cutthroat sees her
in the dwarf Mantru's throneroom.  She is sans tunic (ie; naked?) and he can see she is NO human woman.
Why is this? If she was platypus/human analog she might not have breasts (platypuses have milkline - grooves on the abdomen that exude milk) perhaps this is the reason for Cutthroat's assertion that she is
no human.

Sean Ako


      
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