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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Okay, some reasons for choosing Silk there, but even
better reasons for *not* choosing him! If he is Typhon's biologial heir,
and a great guy in every way, why spoil it by taking over his mind?
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>We also have the issue that Kypris's instincts
regarding Silk seem other than parental. Now we can allow the Gods a
certain license in such matters if we have to, but all the same it is an
argument against the theory.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>- Gerry Quinn</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=ash_crill@hotmail.com href="mailto:ash_crill@hotmail.com">Ashley
Crill</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=urth@lists.urth.net
href="mailto:urth@lists.urth.net">urth@lists.urth.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 10, 2011 5:39
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: (urth) First Exodus theory
revised<BR></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"
class=Apple-style-span><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: monospace; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap"
class=Apple-style-span>Why not another Piaton, if that's what he plans to
do?<BR></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: monospace; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 16px"
class=Apple-style-span>There is no reason to believe the children of Typhon
were conceived of Piaton's body, since we don't have a good concept of how
long after his ascension such a procedure became necessary, only that it
predated the launch of the whorl. I can't imagine a megalomaniac not
switching the testes as well if conception was not done prior to his little
body theft.</SPAN>n)<BR>> <BR>
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<DIV>I think that Silk is the child of Piaton because he is intended to be a
new host for Typhon. Throughout the book people remark on Silk's strength, and
he seems to have remarkable recuperative powers. Exactly the healthy sort of
body that would make a good host.</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>On the other hand, Silk is very intelligent and charismatic, qualities
that Typhon possessed but that Piaton probably did not possess. He was chosen
for his strength, not his intellect.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>If the Silk embryo was created from two-headed Typhon then he might
possess Piaton's strength and Typhon's charisma. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Silk also has a remarkable capacity for love, which would be expected if
Kypris is his genetic mother. Kypris also has a lot of self-love, though,
which Silk seems to be lacking. His selflessness could be due more to his
upbringing than to his nature I suppose.</DIV>
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<DIV>If Kypris is Silk's mother, this is another reason for keeping his
identity hidden apart from the Ayuntamiento. If Echidna knew that Kypris had
children on board the Whorl she would surely try to destroy them. Perhaps this
is what underlies the wanton destruction of embryos that Silk notices in the
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