David Hobby wrote: > >> Maia wonders on pg 161 whether sex might not be greater than the sum of its >> parts. It occurs to me that *love*, as we understand it anyhow, is >> completely absent in Stratoian society. > > Not completely. It is still common for men and women to form >somewhat exclusive bonds. > No, it's not, it's an aberration, and Leie mocks Maia when she says something that even slightly suggests that. Normal women form bons with other women. > > Hey, I've been thinking about the curse "vrilly". If >"patarkal" is "patriarchal" then "vrilly" should be "verility" >or somesuch? > Viril from virility :-) Alberto Monteiro
