GRGR(11) - Roland Feldspath

[David Morris]

I swear I didn't send this again.  Where did it come from???


>From: "David Morris" <fqmorris at hotmail.com>
>To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: GRGR(11) - Roland Feldspath
>Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 12:38:01 CDT
>
>Roland Feldspath contacts, or maybe is summoned by, Slothrop.  Whichever,
>Roland is said to hover for "personal reasons."
>
>As he reaches across the void, "Roland shivers. Is _this_ the one?" 
>(238.27)
>  It seems there is a purpose for this contact, which Roland's not sure
>Slothrop's able to carry out: it's to charm away storms or monsters of the
>Aether.
>
>Next we learn "If they get this far he has to tell them what he knows about
>Control." (238.30)  Q: Why does he have to?  A: "It's one of his death's
>secret missions."  Secret from whom?  And who sent him on this mission?
>
>So, Roland leaves a funny taste in Slothrop's mouth, which is intended to
>teach  Slothrop all that Roland knows about Control, which will somehow
>enable him to charm away storms and monsters of the Aether.  It seems
>Slothrop has a secret mission also...
>
>Trying to hold on, but not exactly following,
>David Morris
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