TP as prophet?

[Prsamsa at aol.com]

"Remember.   Any number of young men may be selected to die in his place 
while the real king, foxy old bastard, goes on.  Will he show up under the 
Star, slyly genuflecting with the other kings as this winter solistice draws 
us on?   Bring to serai the gifts of tungsten, cordite, high-octane?"  
(several lines omitted)  "is the baby smiling or is it just gas?  Which do 
you want it to be.?"

GR, page 131, Viking edition.

"Well," opines Slothrop, "I had better, uh. . . '

page 199.  

Perry, Samsa  
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