MDMD: 395.31 "Tom takes a Relative interest in West lines"

[Doug Millison]

knowing "[...] that Tom Pynchon's father was a
surveyor, I was intrigued by the possible readings of the line at 395.31:

"Tom takes a Relative interest in West lines," quips the Landlord, "his
father having help'd run the one that forms our own southern border."

(In addition to being capitalized, Relative is emphasized with italics in
the text.)


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