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<pre wrap="">Jeff Wilson- >> Severian- "But on the ship I thought we had come to the end of Briah when we came here"
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>Apheta- "So you did..."
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<pre wrap=""><span class="moz-txt-citetags">></span>This can be the physical or spatial end, like the end of the street.
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My understanding is that the definition of a "universe" is that it has no physical, spatial boundaries or ends. This has been called into question recently but I think it was a very accepted fact back in the 70's and early 80's. Thus, for me, the end of a universe in this story must be temporal.
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Since he sees a Big Bang or Gib Gnab, I think it is likely to be the
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