Even if b sharp is correct in his interpretation, Ymar is a more likely candidate for the shared memory than Thecla, as his childhood is definitively established in the citadel.<br> <br> Don<br><br><b><i>"Roy C. Lackey" <rclackey@stic.net></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> b sharp wrote:<br>>(I spent an hour last night trying to re-find that plural childhood<br>>statement in Urth but couldn't. Am I delusional? Help!)<br><br>The passage you refer to is on page 284, chapter XL, of URTH. It is one of<br>those that can be, evidently, interpreted more than one way.<br><br>I read it this way: "Childhoods" refers to the set of memories Severian<br>retains. They are, respectively, his own in the Citadel, Thecla's at the<br>villa, and Appian's in the village.<br><br>-Roy<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Urth Mailing List<br>To post, write
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