I know that “bungalow” implies a single-story dwelling, but it is also the only possible translation for the Northwestern “tyuk-kö,” which is what the original mss uses. Take it up with Paarfi.—SB
Steve adds that he got that last one from Gene Wolfe. As a perusal of Wolfe’s many fine works will demonstrate, this method works for him, too. You may therefore be confident that you now know how to write like all three of these excellent authors, Paarfi and Brust and Wolfe as well; so if it happens that your ambitions lie in that direction, you must concede that purchasing and reading this book was a sound investment of your time and money.