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ckaratnytsky at nypl.org ckaratnytsky at nypl.org
Sat Oct 12 11:31:21 CDT 1996


     Don sed, a while back, about the Dream:

>Notice that
>the "second sheep" reference won't be explicated for quite some time--so, if
>this is Pirate's particular dream, why is he evoking a phrase from a heretical
>Massachusetts Puritan?

     Ha -- because that's *Slothrop's* heretical Massachusetts Puritan, 
     isn't it, and Prentice is having Slothrop's dream!  This is further 
     (better, stronger) substantiation.
     
     Yes, I'm obsessed with the Dream, but I'll stop now.
     
     Chris
     



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