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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=crushtv@gmail.com
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> So we have an exact timeline. The long-nosed man visited him the day
<BR>> > after Krait’s visit, and Krait visited for the second time some
hours <BR>> > after his astral trip.<BR>> > This confirms what was
already clear from the “thirst” clue.<BR><BR>> Look, Gerry, I'm willing to
debate when he sees the Neighbor and why. <BR>> But not without establishing
that Horn has died. We simply are not going <BR>> to agree about the meaning
of any portion of this scenario or most of <BR>> the rest of the novel
without agreement on that. Further discussion is <BR>> pointless.</DIV></DIV>
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then it is up to you to present an explanation of the long-nosed man, because as
I said – and you seem to be tacitly conceding – a ‘late’ appearance by him is
not easily made compatible with the hypothesis [and I’m sorry, but it *IS* only
a hypothesis, one I do not share] that Horn died and was replaced by
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<DIV>He’s a big problem for the ‘Horn died in the pit’ theory.</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>> I think I understand why people have a problem getting over this
hurdle, <BR>> but I can't pretend anymore that I respect their Short Sun
theories <BR>> which essentially reflect that they have failed to do so. I
respect the <BR>> criticism of many Listers who hold that view, but I don't
think their <BR>> interpretations are going to help me more fully understand
what is going <BR>> on in this novel. I think there is little point in
discussing Short Sun <BR>> without agreement on this point. It is THE pivotal
event as the narrator <BR>> states, and their interpretations fail to
appreciate that fact. In a <BR>> very real sense, the novel ends at chapter
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<DIV>And nothing will shake your belief in your theory, even being shown how
events clearly described in the narrative contradict it. </DIV>
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<DIV>- Gerry Quinn</DIV>
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