Neither the Emperor nor the Gospodar (see here) has a magic sword although such artifacts can exist in the multiverse accessed from the Old Phoenix Inn visited by Nicholas van Rijn.
With Rudi Mackenzie's "Sword of Time," as I call it (see here), Mathilda meets not only her ancestors in their periods but also her father in Purgatory where he builds a drystone wall while learning to build for others, not just himself. If there is a hereafter, then that is what it should be for.
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Kaor, Paul!
And in Dante's PURGATORIO, in the Corniche of the Proud, we see arrogant but penitent persons painfully learning humility and modesty by carrying loads of stone proportionate to how arrogant they had been in life.
Sean
Ah, you noticed...
Dear Mr. Stirling,
Ah, so you too had Dante's PURGATORIO in mind when you wrote that bit? I'm glad to sometimes guess right! (Smiles)
Sean
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