(urth) Faterh Inire Theory cont.

[James Wynn]

On 12/13/2010 9:07 PM, David Stockhoff wrote:
> At no time does Jonas, who is now "metal" Jonas, "meat" Jonas having 
> been stunned, mention ships. When he mentions the ceiling and its 
> compartmentalization, he uses the language of an ancient, 
> long-occupied terrestrial palace. At this point they are deep 
> underground. 

It is true that just because Jonas recognizes a drop-down ceiling, it 
doesn't mean it is a ship. Presumably, he's seen plenty of drop-down 
ceilings under lots of other circumstances. Drop down ceilings are a 
useful architectural tool in modern buildings.

Here's another argument against it being a ship. Severian _grew up_ in 
an abandoned spaceship. If he never saw a drop-down ceiling, presumably 
they don't use them.

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