(urth) Pike/Oreb

[António Pedro Marques]

larry miller wrote (01-11-2011 17:29):
> Started reading Lake of Long Sun last night and Im totally confused
> about the appearance of Patera Pike and Oreb in Silks room.  I know
> there was some mention of this last week in a few posts but I didnt
> want to chime in until I read it.  Thing is I still have no clue as to
> what to make of it.  Anyone out there have any idea what to make of
> that sequence?

Well, I don't think they did well to answer you, because their answer, 
regardless of being correct or not (and they have by no means convinced 
everyone, though they have their arguments), betrays/requires/gives away 
plot elements from the Book of the Short Sun which you shouldn't really be 
aware of while reading the Book of the Long Sun (unless you'd read them 
yourself, of course).

In short, no one has any idea what to make of that sequence [using only the 
material that precedes it]. So don't worry.