> From: Howard Brazee [mailto:howard at brazee.net] > James Burbidge wrote: > > > And why would you give Paarfi _accurate_ information anyway? He'd > > drop half of it and distort the other to make it fit his prior > > intentions. > > Some stories are just fun to tell - especially if they give you an excuse It's also possible that Sethra originally had the idea of disseminating information (accurate or not) this way, without realizing what Paarfi would actually publish, then decided for whatever reason that what Paarfi was publishing suited her purposes or sense of humor.