Arawaks brought "cotton" from ceibas to the first Castilians. (p. 167)
The Spanish erected the Cabildo whose building is Criollo and whose wall seems to expect attack from Moors or Cid. (ibid.) (For a statue of El Cid, see the image.)
"...the great river of the galaxy..." is visible. (p. 170) (See also here.)
The botanical garden contains palmetto, saguaro and yucca. (ibid.)
Winston P. Sanders is a teddy bear. (p. 171) Machiavelli returns. (p. 174)
Haverner has Schadenfreude. (p. 175) I thought that I knew what this word meant but I was wrong. It fits Haverner. He wants to study personality disintegration (p. 174) and to destroy since he can no longer create. (p. 175) A moral monster.
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Kaor, Paul!
And all hardened Poul Anderson fans know this use of "Winston P. Sanders" by Anderson was a private inside joke.
Besides personality disintegration Sunderland Haverner should have taken an interest in personalities not disintegrating, or even RE-integrating.
Ad astra! Sean
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