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From: "Derek C. Maus" <dmaus at email.unc.edu>
> And, Doug, I am *not* a "respected member of the academic community." I am
> an assistant professor of literature -- nothing more, nothing less.
At least he didn't call Derek a respected Pynchon scholar, a phrase he
employs when he's at his most sanctimonious.
P.