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Terrance lycidas2 at earthlink.net
Sat Jan 19 12:00:39 CST 2002


M&D.270.26

"Phlogiston and Electric Fir-r-re,--" cries the eminent Philadelphia, 

Philadelphian? 


Recall that in GR, the magickal Effects of spoken words   are often
uttered serendipitously, by chance, accident, fear,  or err. In fact,
the magical naming of places, things, even persons, serendipitously, 
mistakenly, haphazardly, unconsciously and spontaneously,  the magic
spells cast, the words of young children, are very powerful indeed. 

while yet my tongue
Could scarcely cry " 'weep! 'weep! 'weep! 'weep!"
So your chimneys I sweep, and in soot I sleep.

"Got any gum, chum?"   Child to Slothrop



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