ATDTDA - petroleurs, p.19

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Joseph T :  . . . .But to put all the blame on Webb  as Lake does. . . . 

Well, I'm not so sure, pardner, give the gal a little more time, won't 'cha?

But ya, Pynchon's got a Bully Pulpit and he ain't afraid to use it. 
"Pan's Labyrinth" is a useful reference point.  And I detect a 
Discordian touch throughout, a comical undertow in praise
of the so called random accident.