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EWein2412 ([personal profile] ewein2412) wrote2011-10-26 04:19 pm
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twins & daemons

so, I am in the middle of The Thirteenth Tale - which, although I am enjoying immensely, has started to feel very derivative of A.S. Byatt in general and of Angels and Insects in particular. But the description of singlets as amputees, constantly in search of a soulmate, has suddenly catapulted me onto a tangent.

Are there any twins in the world of His Dark Materials? Does anyone remember? WHAT ARE THEIR DAEMONS LIKE? Do identical twins have identical demons? Do boy/girl twins have the same kind of daemon, but with the sex switched? Could a pair of identical twins share a single daemon, the way they might invent their own language??? If they then grew apart, or if one of them died, what would happen to the shared daemon?

I want to read this story, being too lazy to write it.
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[identity profile] tiboribi.livejournal.com 2011-10-26 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I suspect twins have individual daemons, which are identical/similar to each other as infants, children, and as the kids grow up, they will form for their individual person. They might always be similar, and linked.

I don't think we actually see any twins in the Pullman. But it's been a while since I read those books.
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