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[DbS] TPG ch9-ch11

Fri Jul 12 18:59:04 PDT 2002

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Melissa Fitzgerald" <meersan at mn.astound.net>
To: <readalong at dragaera.info>
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 6:36 PM
Subject: Re: [DbS] TPG ch9-ch11


>At 11:40 AM 7/10/02 -0400, Gaertk at aol.com wrote:
>>> pp115-116: Tortaalik ordered Lanmarea to arrest Kathana:
>>> spine severed +
>>> several paint brushes in his eyes = mortal wounding
>>> without following
>>> dueling code {"mortal" = "can't save life", rather
>>> than "can't revivify", right?}
>>
>>But then why make such a point of the severed spine and
>>paintbrushes in the eyes?

>Possible reasons:
>To accentuate the viciousness of the crime.

>To satisfy Paarfi's "modern" audience, who would appreciate the mortal
>nature of the wound, even in their own time.


That sounds right on, to me.