GR P1 S1: "The Evacuation still proceeds..."

[Erik T. Burns]

RE: GR P1 S1: "The Evacuation still proceeds..."john wrote:

>I see him standing in a wooden outhouse, and of course this might well be just me, but I picture a parabola of piss, and I wonder about arcs, >archways, rainbows, etc.

yes, but those are YOUR thoughts ... Pirate has none in his head, whereas The Evacuation yields many thoughts (or at least dreams/visions).

>*Is* it Pynchon's intention to load that word with multiple meanings here?

Dunno. I'm not, er, privy to TRP's thinking.

etb
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