VLVL The deal

[jbor]

>>> "Before he was to be cut loose, Zoyd had had to stand between
>>> two marshals (*.*) unobserved in the afternoon shade (...)."
>> 
>> Well, if you leave out the part about one of them being "his assailant,
>> Ron, unobserved in the afternoon shade", sure thing I guess.
> 
> Of course it's absolutely sure if you leave out "his assailant, Ron".

And, of course, when you read the text as written by Pynchon the words "his
assailant, Ron, unobserved in the afternoon shade" aren't left out at all.

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