(urth) Is Agia a Robot?

[Dan'l Danehy-Oakes]

OK - this works for me, and, along with Josh's point that Hethor is
known to be attracted to robots, has convinced me that this is at
least a plausible theory, if not quite a dead cert.

On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 10:18 AM, David Stockhoff
<dstockhoff at verizon.net> wrote:
> Dan'l has a point: the principle of twincest must be satisfied.
>
> But I think the fact that Agia and Agilus are twins already does that. Also,
> if I recall correctly, the two each pretended to be the other. Therefore, in
> a fuzzy way, Severian was attracted to both of them, thus linking him
> sexually with the "(un)holy" pair. What else is needed?
>
> brunians at brunians.org wrote:
>>>
>>> This is getting ridiculous.
>>>
>>> Agila must be human --
>>>
>>
>> Why?
>>
>>
>>>
>>>                        she has to be related to Severian -- after all,
>>> he's sexually attracted to her...
>>>
>>
>> Oh, that's funny.
>>
>> Dude.
>>
>> .
>>
>>
>>>
>>> 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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