(urth) Is Agia a Robot?

[brunians at brunians.org]

Have you ever heard someone fall down and hit their head?

It does not sound like the description.

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> From: Ryan Dunn <ryan at liftingfaces.com>
>
>>
>
>> So I was re-reading Shadow, and noticed something I had previously
>> written off...
>>
>> "I slapped her wrist, perhaps harder than I should, and she flew at me,
>> clawing for my eyes as
>> Thecla used sometimes to do when she could no longer bear the thoughts
>> of imprisonment and
>> pain. I pushed her away - not into a chair this time but against the
>> wall. Her head struck the
>> stone, and though it must have been padded by her abundant hair, the
>> sound was as sharp as
>> the tap of a mason's hammer."
>> (Shadow of the Torturer, Chap. 29, Agilus)
>>
>
>> That last line. Her head hitting the stone. The tap of a mason's hammer
>> would be very tinny and
>> unusual of a human skull, don't you think?
>>
>
>> Am I reading into this line too much, or might this be a clue as to the
>> nature of these odd twins and
>> their masks upon masks?
>
> Interesting question, but it says the sound is as "sharp" as the tap of a
> mason's hammer, not that it sounds the same in all ways.  I took this to
> mean that the sound has a sudden attack and decay, since it's between two
> hard surfaces, despite the apparent padding.  It's horrifying.  But I
> don't see it as suggesting a metallic sound.
>
> Jerry Friedman
>
>
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