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Subject: Re: See, usually you're just an ass. Today, you're an ass, and you're wrong.

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Paul Jannise

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Date Posted: 10:27:59 06/27/01 Wed
In reply to: B Camp 's message, "See, usually you're just an ass. Today, you're an ass, and you're wrong." on 22:53:18 06/26/01 Tue

Bryan is wrong about the cleaning of saidin. He cosniders book nine with three to go early in the series. As a subjectivist I can say that his opinion is at least correct to him. But that leaves the rest of us.

>First off, my name is Bryan, not Brian. If you're
>going to discuss something with somone, get the facts
>straight.
>
>Second, the fact that Rand needed to cleanse Saidin
>has not escaped me. The fact that it was done this
>soon in the books (there are at least three more)
>completely degrades any further development of those
>characters, unless (and this is a HUGE act of faith
>toward Jordan on my part) he makes the Taint's effects
>on those currently Tainted continue.
>
>Third, motherfucker, not everybody in the books is
>ta'veren. There are three, Rand, Perrin, and Mat. If
>I said he should kill off either of those, it was in
>jest. As I recall though, I didn't. I said he should
>kill off main characters. Yes, I concur that none of
>the three ta'varen should die until the last book.
>But no one else dies either. He's pussy footing
>around. Think Nynaeve is going to croak any time
>soon? NO. Lan? NOPE. Shit man, he won't even fully
>kill off his BADGUYS. What does he do? He brings 'em
>back.
>
>If either of us has yet to analyze this situation
>fully, its you my friend. I'm not certain how much
>other fantasy literature you've gotten your hands on
>lately, *rolls his eyes at the "textbook" comment* but
>I could recommend a few titles that top WoT. This is
>not to say that WoT is not worth reading, nor that I
>don't intend to finish the series. It's just to say
>that in this, I'm pretty sure I'm more well read than
>you.
>
>B Camp

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