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- Organization: University of Maine System
- Date: Sunday, 22 Nov 1992 22:01:57 EST
- From: The Judge <IO20444@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>
- Message-ID: <92327.220157IO20444@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>
- Newsgroups: alt.fan.eddings
- Subject: Re: touching the orb/sorcery
- References: <92326.185150REA105@psuvm.psu.edu>
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- In a recent post, REA105@psuvm.psu.edu wrote:
-
- > Anyone that is without evil intentions may touch the orb. Not just those
- >that were of the Rivan line. This is why those of the Rivan line had to touch
- >the orb when they were babies. After growing up they would no longer be withou
- >t any evil intentions.
-
- But if that were true, then Garion would never have any evil intentions.
- Ever. During his entire life. Are you really prepared to say that he was a
- "saint"? What about the time he burned Asharak the Grolim? Or any of the
- times he got into a fight, and killed people with no compunctions? I seem
- to remember, "Garion demanded unthinkingly, 'What did you do that for? That
- was _my_ Murgo!'" (when someone else killed _his_ Murgo, poor Garion!)
- Hardly a bastion of morality. So far, the general consensus seems to be
- that those who can now touch the Orb are:
- a) those without evil intent; those innocent and pure (ie, Eriond)
- b) those in the Rivan line (ie, Garion, Geran)
- Before, those who could touch it were:
- a) anyone. Though people try and say, "Since Aldur touched it then, any
- god can touch it now," that's not so. _Anyone_ could touch it then.
- Anyone, up to and including gods. Since Torak used it, we have only
- seen one god touch it, and he was innocent, so he qualified under that
- rule, no need to invent a new one.
- Does this simplify things? I know, everyone's sick of these postings, but
- this seemed necessary.
- Thanks
-
- ---***(((---Daphne Brinkerhoff---)))***---..## I TURNED MY LIFE AROUND,
- ---***(((---_University of Me.---)))***---..## AND NOW I'M BACK WHERE I
- If these weren't my own opinions, why would.## STARTED!!! --ANONYMOUS
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