[M&D p. 22] Spoiler -- Question

[Tim Ware]

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Hey Juan:

Earlier they mention the natives cooking the dogs in Palm Leaves on the
beach. The Palm Leaf as used here seems to be Death.

RedBug

On Thu, 8 May 1997, Juan Cires Martinez wrote:

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> On page 22, the L.E.D. says:
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>  "[...] we go on as tail-wagging Scheherezades, ever a step away from
>   the dread Palm Leaf, nightly delaying the Blades of our Masters by
>   telling back to them tales of their humanity."
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> What does the Palm Leaf mean?  What is it?  I am guessing that
> Scheherezade must be the wife in "1001 Nights", am I correct?
> (Right after that a sailor says: "Oh I say, Dog in Palm Leaf, what 
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> Saludos, Juan.
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