(urth) Is Agia a Robot?

[David Stockhoff]

What's ridiculous?

I always read this as a description of metal hitting stone, regardless 
of the explanation. Otherwise why did Wolfe essentially say, "The sound 
of her head hitting stone was like the sound of solid metal hitting stone"?

Head = metal. Could one have a more obvious clue? Clue to what, exactly, 
is the only open question.

Dan'l Danehy-Oakes wrote:
> This is getting ridiculous.
>
> Agila must be human -- she has to be related to Severian -- after all,
> he's sexually attracted to her...
>
> On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 9:15 AM, Ryan Dunn <ryan at liftingfaces.com> wrote:
>   
>> Yes. And he made a point to say it made this sound DESPITE her abundant head
>> of hair.
>>
>> I just can't help but wonder, ESP when coupled with Agilus's second mask.
>>
>> Anywho.
>>
>> ...ryan
>>
>> On Jun 17, 2010, at 11:42 AM, brunians at brunians.org wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Have you ever heard someone fall down and hit their head?
>>>
>>> It does not sound like the description.
>>>
>>> .
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> 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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