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A Riemann covering in Stoilow's sense is a triple \((R,S,T)\) where \(R\) is a connected two-dimensional manifold, \(S\) is a Riemann surface, and \(T: R\to S\) is an interior transformation. An exhaustion on \(R\) is a sequence of polyhedric regions \(\{D_n\}\) in \(R\) such that \(\operatorname {cl} D_n\subset D_{n+1}\) and \( \bigcup_n D_n= R\). By considering various restrictions on \(R,S\), and \(T\), where these restrictions involve the existence of exhaustions with specific mapping properties (e.g., \(T(\partial D_n)= \partial T(D_n)\)), it is possible to state several theorems which fit into the framework of classical cluster set theory. In particular, by taking \(R=D\), the unit disk, and taking \(T\) to be an annular function, either analytic or meromorphic, a number of known results are presented. These results are given extensions in the case where the function \(T\) is quasiannular or quasimeromorphic annular. Results dealing with such concepts as Picard points, Koebe arcs, and Julia lines are stated. Also, an annular or quasiannular function of type II is defined to be a holomorphic or quasiregular function \(f:D\to D\) such that if \(Q\) is a region in \(D\) with \(\operatorname {cl} f(Q) \subset D\) then \(\operatorname {cl} Q\subset D\). This idea is used to restate and extend some results on Seidel functions. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0923.00033].