reading the poisson distribution again

[Terrance]

Terrance wrote:
> 
>   Mann, in fact, suggests that we should read the novel twice:
> 
> "That is why I   make my presumptuous plea to my readers to read the
> book twice. Only so can one really penetrate and enjoy its musical
> association of ideas. The first time,  the reader learns the thematic material; he is then in a position to read the symbolic and allusive formulas both forwards and backwards."


Mann is talking about his own novel, _The Magic Mountain_  here. Sorry
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