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That is what I thought about "Esperaña" Camilla Send a noteboard - 29/12/2010 11:33:12 PM
According to my dictionary, "rassana" means peace, quiet. I suppose in a way that can be associated with the idyll of al-Rassan as described in the book, but the connection is tenuous enough that it possibly wasn't intended to be meaningful.


It did not quite fit, but the word was so obvious.
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