Abortion & Nazi Soap

David Morris fqmorris at yahoo.com
Fri Jun 1 08:20:39 CDT 2001


--- Swing Hammerswing <hammerswingswing at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Paola is nearly aborted by her mother, Elena Xemxi.
> [snip]
> It is suggested that Fausto is not the "natural father" of the "baby."
> Father A. takes the RC position, after hearing Elana's
> [snip]
> the other V persons, she practices a perverse brand "catholicism."

Is there any other kind?

> The "natural father" of Elena's baby (Paola) appears to be Dnubietna (his
name is "Our Sins" in Maltese)

It "appears" so only to Fausto (he has no evidence, does he?), but he later
accepts the good priest's statement that it is his.  Or is there some further
detail I'm missing?

> Is the nose doctor Dnubietna (his name is "Our Sins" in Maltese)?
> Is Shoenmaker the father of both Paola and Esther's "baby"?

This seems to be a wild stretch of the text in a "literal" sense, but I'd like
to hear more...

DM

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