From: "Fernando Q. Gouvea" <fqgouvea@colby.edu>
Subject: Re: (whorl) Horn Dies
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 18:00:29 

**** On Mon, 26 Feb 2001 10:21:04 -0800, "Dan'l Danehy-Oakes" <ddanehy@siebel.com> said:

Dan'l> That's you, me, and Alex ... is anyone else on this list explicitly
Dan'l> Christian? (Is _anyone_ but me on this list explicitly Catholic?)

I am a Christian, but not a Catholic (though some folks might claim you
have to look pretty hard to tell the difference).

**** On Mon, 26 Feb 2001 09:58:23 -0500, "Patrick O'Leary" <poleary@cecom.com> said:

Patrick> Ok, Horn does indeed exist somehow in Silk at the end. Alga's
Patrick> comment on Wolfe's PC model of possession is very sound, I
Patrick> think. But I love the irony: We think we've been reading a book
Patrick> written by Horn denying he is Silk.  And, really, it is a book
Patrick> written by Silk denying he is Silk.

There's also a symmetry: BotLS is a book about Silk written by Horn, while
BotSS is a book about Horn (mostly) written by Silk (mostly).

Fernando

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Colby College                      Mathematical Association of America
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