ATDTDA (7): 186-188 plotline
Peter Petto
ppetto at apk.net
Mon Apr 16 19:20:23 CDT 2007
Lew, alongside Neville and Nigel try to figure out "what in hell's
going on here," an apt question for the Tarot among some Anasazi
ruins near Dolores Valley, Colorado. Lew's not familiar with Tarot.
The mood is portentious, and the indications are paradoxical: the
Hanging Man. A meteor shower, ghosts, and a ride south to New Mexico
to catch a train. And a train ride through a suggestive mystic
landscape with doom nearby. Before you know it they are in Galveston
ready to catch a boat back to England. The N's convince Lew to stow
away with some cute jokey repartee -- which is very lucky because a
135 mph hurricane devastates the town and takes out 6000 people the
day after they're gone, which gives Lew the shivers.
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Peter Petto <ppetto at apk.net>
Bay Village, OH
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