(urth) Severian and the corridor of time.

[Jason Walker]

In Urth of the new Sun, Severian travel back through the corridor of time to
the ancient civilization and becomes Apu-Punchau.  He goes to that time
because that is the time when the new sun is created and cannot go back any
further his powers come from the new sun and cannot go back any further than
it was created. But then once he gets there he does not have any of his
powers and the Hierodules say that this is because the light from the New
Sun gives him his power and this light has not yet reached Urth. According
to this, he should only of been able to travel back to where the New Sun's
light has came to Urth.
I am missing something or do this not make any sense to anyone else as well.
Is the corridor of time outside of time/space and only needs the power from
the New Sun to access it, but then he should be able to travel to anytime he
wants, even before the new sun was created.
I am just looking at someone else's input on this.
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