MDDM Ch. 70 Scalping Lord Lepton

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That about does it for me on this topick. Maybe one last
take, as I sit with the boys staring into the cold eyes of
Catfish, wondering about Lepton's scalp. It may have
been mentioned before, but the owners of some of the
biggest and most profitable casinos in postmodern
america are "Indians."


In a message dated 8/22/02 1:19:55 AM, jbor at bigpond.com writes:

<< I think, to add to my impression of a counterpoise, or dialectic, in the
text, one which operates beyond the simple conversational back and forth of
the characters, and of Jere and Chas in particular, there's a rather obvious
connection between the giant beet in the quasi-Edenic garden and that Jonas
Everybeet, the "Quartz-scryer", and his earlier revelation that there are
"secret Lead Mines which the Indians guard jealously." (547)

      "Most unhappy," recalls Mr Everybeet. "Not at all the Paradise one has
    been led to expect. Lead out here is a much-needed metal,-- who controls
    Lead controls the supply of Ammunition, for all sides in ev'ry Dispute,
    not to mention a section of the Tellurick-energy Market. ... " (548)

Guns need bullets, eh?