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[rich]

september 11...hmmm


from Chicago Tribune:  d'oh!

"Against the Wall" (Penguin), Thomas *Pynchon*'s epic and long-awaited
novel, the 1,000-page story of It begins in 1893, ends shortly after World
War I.
rich


On 9/12/06, Toby G Levy <tobylevy at juno.com> wrote:
>
>        The epitaph for himself that Mason has just composed is in two
> verses.  The first states that his goal in life was to reach a state of
> contentment somewhere between "lust and duty." He compares the state to
> a paradise, comparing it to St Brendan's Isle, a legendary island that
> is supposedly where Eden from the bible was located.  The second verse
> is sad, saying that the daily grind has worn away all of his hopes but
> one.
>
>        That one hope is that he will be reunited with his beloved
> Rebekah. He recalls seeing her one night walking along the visto.  She
> tells him he must leave Dixon and return home. He asks if she dislikes
> Dixon. She does not reply directly, but says that Dixon is too cheery
> and wants Mason to forget her.  She suggests that Mason's time with
> Dixon is over and he needs to go back to his astrological work.
>
>        Mason and Dixon make their last visit to New York City.  They
> search around for the people they met on previous visits but none are to
> be found. They find the city less hospitable than in the past.
>
>        Waiting for a boat to take them to Halifax, they are stricken
> with fear that they are in the midst of a group of unfriendly people.
>
>        A stranger speaks to them. He is vaguely familiar.  He speaks to
> them cryptically and promises to continue the conversation at sea.
> Although they look for him throughout the voyage they cannot find him on
> the ship.
>
>        Mason makes a note in his journal that they left Halifax on
> September 11th, 1768, ending their stay in America. This concludes
> chapter 72.
>
> Toby
>
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