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<pre wrap="">On 11/5/2011 5:58 PM, Andrew Mason wrote:
Having now reread the pasage, I am still worried about Oreb. [...] But Oreb is not actually with Pike; he flies out of the window some time before Pike appears. </pre>
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It is true that we do not see "Pike" at the time, but Oreb's
presence means that the Rajan is already nearby when Silk awakes.
Probably in Pike's bedroom. If astral Oreb is there, astral Rajan is
there. <br>
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<pre wrap="">And I remain unconvinced
that it is Oreb, Silk sees him at the moment of waking, in the dark,
through a curtain. In those circumstances he might mistake almost
anything that flies for Oreb. I don't think we've ruled out the
possibility that it's Quetzal.
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This is a modification of the "Silk didn't really get a good look at
Pike" explanation. I think this causes the number of
misidentifications to become cumbersome. I find it quite unlikely
that Quetzal (flying serpent) could be mistaken for any bird, let
alone a very specific bird. Here's the text:<br>
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"He woke gaping for breath. The lights had extinguished themselves.
In the faint skylight from a curtained window, he saw Oreb hop out
and flap away. Mucor stood beside his bed, naked in the darkness and
skeletally thin; he blinked; she faded to mist and was gone." Lake
of the Long Sun, chapter 1.<br>
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When he awakes he is immediately convinced that what he sees is
Oreb. It's not "What is that hopping flying thing? Is that Oreb?"
Only afterward does he decide it is illogical that what he saw Oreb
since Oreb can't fly.<br>
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<pre wrap="">I also wonder what Mucor is doing there. We have _three_ ghostly
visitors to Silk's house; one feels there should be a connection
between them. Silk later speculates that Mucor summoned Pike, though
he's very likely wrong. In any case, I don't see how Mucor can be
fitted into the time-travel story.</pre>
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At other times, we see Mucor appearing in mirrors and possessing
people. I *think* this is the only time we see her appearing in
astral form, disappearing in a mist. I propose that the Mucor Silk
sees here is ***Mucor from Blue,*** on her mission to find Silk. The
Silk she finds is the Rajan in astral time travel. It is he who
tells her:<br>
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"<font><a> 'He asked me not to tell you where he is. It will be very
dangerous for you to try to go where he is. If you find him, it
will be dangerous for him, and for Hyacinth as well.' This was
said without
<!--96-->any expression, as Mucor always spoke; but it seemed to
me that there was a spark of concern in her eyes, which were
usually so empty. "</a></font>OBW, chapter 4<br>
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The concern is her knowledge (having conversed with the Rajan) that
something very strange is going to happen to Horn and Silk, although
she might not be exactly clear on what. <br>
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How this is dangerous for Horn is that if he continues his journey,
is that he will die on the floating island and his body will be
destroyed on Green. How it is dangerous for Silk relates to all the
events that happened to Silk after he killed himself in front of
Hyacinth's casket and even before which are certainly helped along
by the Rajan. <br>
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Dangerous for Hy? It could be that the answer is tied up in her
confabulation with Mucor and Seawrack. Personally, I believe it is
because he knows that as events unfold, the inhuma Fava will die,
become trapped in dreams, rescued and set free in the Whorl only to
become a prostitute for Blood, and all the other dangerous events
that will transpire up to her death--starting with Neighbor-Horn
becoming Silk and returning to Blue. This is a story with no clear
beginning, middle, or end.<br>
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Otherwise, it is never made clear how Silk though Horn coming to
where he was was dangerous for any of them. Silk was not under any
threat from the Vironese or Trivigaunte government. <br>
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J.<br>
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