MDMD (6)----p195,196 Asiatick Pygmies

[David Casseres]

Paul Mackin sez
>... Can't get over P's genius
>for identifying small recesses in the fabric of reality, then burrowing
>in for all they are worth. The fissures are only nominal, but all
>the better. They are his virtual rabbit holes. Inside, we find a
>new world, unretricted by the rules of the outside, invariably 
>enhancing the mood and progress of the story. 

Well put.  And it seems that tall tales, with much ambiguity as to the 
degree to which they fool the audience, are a recurring motif in Mason & 
Dixon.


Cheers,
David