(urth) Key to the Universe

[James Wynn]

> Lee Berman-
> Some of the stuff could be just Urthly versions of Earth stuff, like the moon astronaut. But some
> seem too perfectly Earthian to be seen that way. I think Jonas' literary allusions are the best example.
> His Alice/Looking Glass quote and him supplying the Earth/Theseus ending to Severian's story "proves" to
> me that he (robot form) has either been to Earth or, more likely, spent significant time with true Earth books. 		 	   		

I'm probably just old-fashioned --a meat and potatoes SF guy-- but I 
find it really unappealing that Neil Armstrong is not in Severian's 
chronological past. Part of the fun of that scene for me is the way the 
perception of symbols change due to Time.

I'm quite aware that this sort of "aesthetic blowback" always annoys me 
when I confront it with _my_ theories, but there it is.

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