On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 12:16:09 -0800 (PST), you wrote: >I've long thought that the important bits of _FHYA_ were ghost written >(vampire written?) by Sethra, who is notably Eastern-tolerant. Even in >_TPG_ Paarfi paints very sympathetic pictures of the two main Eastern >characters. And everyone will have noted the strong (no, obsessional) >pro-hybrid theme of the Piroiad. It just occurred to me that Sethra, who >habitually falls into old modes of speech, is the original mixed breed... And has anyone actually seen Paarfi and Sethra in the same room together? Or Paarfi and <spoiler>? And just how /has/ Paarfi managed to be that good a swordsman, to survive all those duels over the years? -- laz I am the Dread Pirate Roberts #23546. Ask me about franchise opportunities!