M&D dust-jacket esoterica

[John Atchison]

ESSO and EXXON.....??????

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> From: Michael McAulay <michael.mcaulay at 3do.com>
> To: 'pynchon-l at waste.org'
> Subject: M&D dust-jacket esoterica
> Date: Monday, July 14, 1997 6:06 PM
> 
> About that dust-jacket: looking only at the front cover it reads "son &
> xon," right?  Two sons, as was pointed out in an earlier post (by ??? -
> sorry, can't find it in the archive)
> 
> But there is another way to read it: as s-on, and x-on, representing the
> two approaches to natural terrain embodied by Feng-Shui and the Line,
> respectively.  See, the curvilinear S follows the contours of the land,
> respecting the Dragon.  Whereas the rectilinear X represents the
> imposition of man's grid 'pon it, Sha energy be damned.
> 
> It doesn't take a Bart Simpson to figure out that this is too rich to be
> Coincidence...
> 
> ========
> Mike McAulay
> Sr. Engineer
> 3DO