From: ansible@cix.co.uk (David Langford)
Subject: (whorl) Re: Digest whorl.v011.n013
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 10:12 +0100 (BST)


Adam Stephanides <adamsteph@earthlink.net> wrote:

> I was reviewing the altar scene, and I just noticed the following
> sentence, where Horn is narrating the manifestation of the Outsider: "I
> knew that he was there, that if I turned, I would see them." (285)
> 
> Is that "them" a typo?  If not, what does it mean?

When first manifesting at the opening of =Nightside=, the Outsider speaks 
with multiple -- "paired" -- voices. Wolfe may have the Trinity in mind, 
or two of its components.

Dave

David Langford
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