From: "Andy Robertson" 
Subject: Re: (urth) Silkicide
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 06:24:28 +0100

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From: "Jason Ingram" 
> > Yes; I reread that passage last night. I don't think there is
> > any real doubt that his arm wounds are self-inflicted; the
> > only serious question is whether they are mourning gashes,
> > as we know to be practiced in Viron, or an attempt at self-
> > slaughter.


Having read this passage several times, I believe that Wolfe meant the
ambiguity and that it therefore cannot be resolved by us.

One point, however, is that Silk is a practiced butcher and if he meant to
kill himself would have probably done so easily and efficiently.


    hartshorn


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