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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Lee Berman <<A
href="http://lists.urth.net/listinfo.cgi/urth-urth.net">severiansola at
hotmail.com</A>><BR><BR>"FWIW, my opinion is that Urth is presented as less
spiritually <BR>advanced than Earth, notably lacking two important earthly
<BR>spiritual events, The Flood and the Coming of Jesus. Thus, <BR>Severian has
his roles to play. The Urth we are reading about <BR>is much older than our
current Earth but being stunted in its <BR>spiritual growth is still troubled by
some of the ills which <BR>plagued our pagan ancestors."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The Book of the Long Sun is set in the same universe, and
in it Silk has a vision of a hero riding into a city, greeted by supporters
waving fan-shaped leaves. (I can't remember the page offhand.)
Surely this represents Palm Sunday, suggesting that Jesus existed in this
universe?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>- Gerry Quinn</FONT></DIV>
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