AtD teasers and a spoiler

[MalignD at aol.com]

<< I realize this is probably a fishing expedition, but my thoughts turned to 
the introduction to 1984, where Pynchon points out that George Orwell's 
father was a quality control officer in the opium trade. I'm imagining there would 
be some sort of offical government seal of approval for the product . . . >>

Here's a wild guess:  the meaning of the seal will be revealed when you read 
the fucking book.