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From: pdarnows@rwd.goucher.edu (Philip Darnowsky)
Subject: Re: Black's gender
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Date: Thu, 9 Nov 1995 14:27:50 GMT
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Andrew C. Plotkin (erkyrath+@CMU.EDU) wrote:
: nelson@vax.oxford.ac.uk (Mathematical Institute, (01865) 2-73525) writes:
: > > 
: > > I got the very strong impression after completing one of the later sections,
: > > that you and Black are the opposite sex. It's the "honeymoon" excuse that
: > > gives me that clue.......
: > 
: > Ah, but the bodies recovered would be in a rather poor state, don't you
: > think?  There would just be skeletons and the strongbox.  Nobody would look
: > too closely...

: Two people found dead in a boat, possible evidence of arson? The
: police would at least *look*. And male skeletons are pretty easy to
: tell from female ones, I'm told; the pelvis is distinct. 

I would think that during the Suez crisis the authorities would have 
other things on their mind.  Especially, as Mr. Nelson suggests, if there 
was a deliberate cover-up.


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