Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 14:43:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: Michael Straight 
Subject: Re: (urth) Two Silk questions

On Tue, 16 Jul 2002, Andy Robertson wrote:

> I never really understood this point.   Isn't there somewhere in the BOTNS
> where Severian says that it is known that each continent has a pattern for
> humanity, and that if people move from one land to another they will change
> to fit it?
> 
> If so, how come there are European lloking people in South America (or for
> that matter, North America?)

The climate has changed quite a bit, what with the Sun getting dimmer, so
South America is probably a lot more habitable for fair-skinned,
light-eyed folks.


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