Jon_Lincicum at stream.com writes: > "Maximilian Wilson" <wilson.max at gmail.com> > >On 6/29/06, Jon_Lincicum at stream.com <Jon_Lincicum at stream.com> wrote: > >> Perhaps Dolivar died, went to the Halls of Judgment, spent 240,000 > years > >> as a purple robe, then as "punishment" for betraying Kieron, was > allowed > >> only to reincarnate as an Easterner? > > > >Maybe... but in /Jhereg/, Vlad does have that line that says something > >like, "Though the millenia, Aliera has always been just a little bit > >faster than me," which implies a long association, multiple > >incarnations, and at least a visceral memory of previous incarnations. > > Hmmm... Analyzing semantic content of "Through the millenia"... (A long > time has passed...) > Scanning for implication of multiple incarnations.... (None detected.) > Loading Visceral Memory Detection Sub-Process... (Not required for truth > of statement to apply.) Gotta disagree. The phrasing clearly implies personal experience spanning millenia -- not just Vlad's lifespan. -- David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b at dd-b.net>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Pics: <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/> <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/>