VLVL2 (9): That Long Sentence

[Steve Maas]

"By the time his life brought him here, […] become at last independent, 
[…]." (p.143)
I don't see any question but that this phrase refers back to Takeshi.
Steve Maas

Tim Strzechowski wrote:
>(And what does the phrase "become at least independent" [143.20]
>modify, by the way?  How does it fit into the context of the sentence?
>It's not supposed to be part of a compound predicate, is it?  Or is it a
>descriptor of Takeshi who, now, is freelancing?  But I don't quite see
>how the construction of the sentence clarifies that.)

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