>But isn't that the point? Steve tries to,he has >said, write the creature >for which he titles the book. Yendi was >intriguing, Dragon was war-like, >and Teckla not only highlighted the trials of the >supressed and exploited >working class, but also *was* a trial--it shows us >that sometimes, life can >be like an onion. It can have different layers to >it, and different >textures, and that sometimes, like as we can see >in the life of an easterner >in Dragaera, or one of the teckla, that >there's nothing you can do about it. >jon Yup. -- John D. Barbato, O.D.