(urth) Time, Not Cloning

[Jeff Wilson]

On Fri, August 2, 2013 08:06, Lee Berman wrote:
>>Jeff Wilson: BTW, I cannot find "khaibit" nor "kaibit" at OED.com
>
> I borrowed my definition from this old research document:
> http://www.masseiana.org/on_the_shade.htm
> It is a few paragraphs down from the top. Interestingly, it mentions
> eidolons also.

I thought part of the conceit was that the translator of BOTNS did not
invent any words, but did use obscure ones that had previously been used
in English before.


> So if I am granted poetic license to interpret the contents of the
> coffins, I'd say that in
> addition to Severian, they contain Number Five, Weer, Horn, maybe
> Latro....I think they
> symbolize the inclusion of Gene Wolfe avatars within his stories. (I
> include Horn because I
> can imagine Wolfe acknowledging that his future works will continue to
> contain Wolfe avatars).


Wolfe's said his insertion into BOTNS is Cyby.


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