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[[image:LargeTranscendentPigForConcordance.jpg|thumb|240px|The Transcendent Pig, a.k.a "Chao." Artwork copyright Ursula Vernon, 2005. Click the image for a larger version]] | [[image:LargeTranscendentPigForConcordance.jpg|thumb|240px|The Transcendent Pig, a.k.a "Chao." Artwork copyright Ursula Vernon, 2005. Click the image for a larger version]] | ||
| − | This most unusual creature -- if he is a creature -- is one of the most enigmatic in the entire field of [[errantry]]. | + | This most unusual creature -- if he ''is'' a creature -- is, in both nature and provenance, one of the most enigmatic in the entire field of [[errantry]]. |
| − | The first references to him on [[Earth]] occur in a rare few Chinese documents of the early X dynasty, where he is referred to as 卓越的豬 | + | The first references to him on [[Earth]] occur in a rare few Chinese documents of the early X dynasty, where he is referred to as 卓越的豬 (the word "transcendent" can also be rendered as "remarkable"). |
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Revision as of 15:00, 14 January 2006
File:LargeTranscendentPigForConcordance.jpg
The Transcendent Pig, a.k.a "Chao." Artwork copyright Ursula Vernon, 2005. Click the image for a larger version
This most unusual creature -- if he is a creature -- is, in both nature and provenance, one of the most enigmatic in the entire field of errantry.
The first references to him on Earth occur in a rare few Chinese documents of the early X dynasty, where he is referred to as 卓越的豬 (the word "transcendent" can also be rendered as "remarkable").