At 08:41 AM 5/21/01 -0300 Alberto Monteiro wrote:
>Ok, ok, but did you notice how careful Brin was to hide the
>fact that all Stratoin women were lesbians? Those "houses
>of ease" were operated solely by females to the benefit of
>Men in Summer and Women in Winter.
>
>As we see everything from Maia's point of view - more or
>less - we don't know what Men do during Summer when they
>are segregated from Women...
>
>More later when I get my notes
I don't know that I buy this. My impression was that men who were not
affiliated with a high-profile syndicate could be employed by the "houses
of ease" in the winter time. Do you have evidence to back this up?
JDG
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