The Pattern: Confessed Nutjob?

[Traeis SinCloud]

I was re-reading my copy of _Prince of Chaos_ today, and noticed a
peculiarity in the Pattern's speech, attempting to convince Merlin and Coral
to stay at the Primal Pattern. It could be my over-reactive imagination but
here it is:

...
"I crave your indulgence a moment more," it said.
"For what?" I asked.
"Consider. Choosing between the Logrus and myself is not a mere matter
of politics - of selecting this person or that to do a particular job. My
adversary and I represent two fundamental principles by means of which the
universe is organized. You may tag us with nouns and adjectives from most
languages and dozens of disciplines, but we represent, basically, Order and
Chaos - Appollonian and Dionysiac, if you like; reason and feeling, if you
prefer; madness and sanity; light and dark; signal and noise...

Looking at this paragraph, a singal oddity came springing to my mind. I
remember pondering it each time I read the book, but this is the first time
I've had people to share my thoughts with.

In each synonymous pair the Pattern (and Zelazny) gave, it listed its own
attribute first:

*Amber - Chaos*
Order - Chaos
Appollonian - Dionysiac
Reason - Feeling
Madness - Sanity
Light - Dark
Signal - Noise

So, am I the only one surprised by the Patterns seeming admission that it is
lacking in cerebral balance?

That and, if this is in any way accurate, we see yet another way in which
Zelazny hinted at his own lacking faith in civilization.

*shrugs* My two cents... and then some,

Mark

[Chris Camfield]

I would take that as a typo. The Pattern would consider itself
orderly--sane--compared with the madness of chaos.

Chris