> From: Thomas Eckhardt <uzs7lz at uni-bonn.de> > > P.S.: Has already been mentioned that "Dixon's intervention" is an > "exemplum", "a moralizing tale or parable; an illustrative story", and thus > perfectly fit for a tale told by a reverend? > If it is one, don't you think that it's a relatively mysterious one, a little like a koan? d.