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<DIV>I understood that. I agree that 'Gene Wolfe' can very well be the
name of the narrator of 'Fifth Head' (same applies to 'Procreation') and I
wasn't disagreeing with you... I was alluding to the fact that Wolfe controls
everying in his books. He is known to edit multi-volume works as a whole,
going back to change things in the early pages that might disagree with his
grand scheme - I was only making a reference to this, not to anything that you
said.</DIV>
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<DIV>- Gerry Quinn</DIV>
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<A title=JBarach@aol.com href="mailto:JBarach@aol.com">JBarach@aol.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=urth@lists.urth.net
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, June 27, 2010 4:25 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: (urth) Someday they'll want
us</DIV>
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<DIV>I wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>> After all, "Gene Wolfe" wants to make sure that
all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>> the other Gene Wolfes that follow him are not
only</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>> Gene-etic (a pun I suspect Wolfe had in mind,
given</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>> the focus on his name throughout the story: we
think</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>> he's only talking about wolves in stories, but I
suspect</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>> he's also talking about genes) replicas but also
replicas</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>> in every other way, especially education and
upbringing. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>> Of course, he can't control *everything* but as
many</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>> things as he can control he is controlling in order
to</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>> make sure that every cloned son is as like him
as</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>> possible until he/they finally achieve/s his/their full
potential. </FONT></DIV>
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face=Arial>Gerry responds:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>> Controlling everything? I suppose you could consider
writing</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>> a book that way...</FONT></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
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face=Arial>Sorry for the confusion. I put "Gene Wolfe" in quotation
marks because I wasn't referring to the *author* of Fifth Head of Cerberus,
but to the character. Number 5's name (and the name of his father) is
"Gene Wolfe," according to Borski's essay, and I think he's right. So
the "Gene Wolfe" I was referring to was Maitre.</FONT></DIV>
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