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<A title=marcaramini@yahoo.com href="mailto:marcaramini@yahoo.com">Marc
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<DIV>A real quick point I wanted to make. Typhon is definitely, to
Severian, a personal tempter, analagous to the devil. However, I
think the ACT of creating a world so painstakingly gave Pas a real love
for his creation, one similar to the Outsider's. So by pretending
to be God, he came to care and love his creation. This is
ultimately why, as far as the whorl is concerned, I think Pas' plan,
"endorsed by the Outsider", is not one of violent take over (like, say
producing an heir and then taking away his free-will) but one, like any
parent, of benevolence and pride : "Look, at my great creation, my
beautiful heir!" This is why I think Silk was meant to BE free, not a
puppet of Typhon besides working in conjunction with his rather
benevolent plan for his worshipers. Even sinners love those who
love them, and this transformed Pas intosomething almost
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I agree - Pas (like Kypris) has become a
somewhat legitimate god. [Whether we should make anything of his death and
resurrection I don't know...]</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The Outsider's endorsement of the Plan of Pas need
not make it wholly benevolent, of course. Like humanity on Urth, the
inhabitants of the Whorl do not need peace and justice so much as they need a
new sun.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>But I don't think Pas intended ill for his
children. Nor yet for any biological child of his (if Silk is that, a
theory I do not find necessary).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>- Gerry Quinn</FONT></DIV>
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