>716 Whether Corwin is actually having some kind of mental
>conversation with Saturn, or the whole thing is a sort of metaphoric
>internal monologue, is left as an exercise for the reader.

I've been re-reading the Symphony, and when I got to the point in Another Christmas Rose where he introduces Saturn to Utena, I was reminded of this bit, and take it as evidence towards some sort of actual mental conversation.

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-Pasha
"Don't change the subject"
"Too slow, already did."