Against The Day

[Glenn Scheper]

Robin's memory jogger:

> ". . . .readers are referred to The Chums of Chance 
> in the Bowels of the Earth---for some reason one 
> of the less appealing of this series, letters having 
> come as far away as Tunbridge Wells, England, 
> expressing displeasure, often quite intense, with 
> my harmless little intraterrestrial scherzo." 
> AtD 117


Reminds me that:

1. I sat on the long-open book, and broke its unbound spine
right after page 375, a notable value (3/8) on the same day
that interesting boundaries were claimed on prophecy lists.


But more importantly:

( barely future spoiler ... )

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2. Shortly after that point--forget that I've just been
subjected to mind-abusing time travel--After the Chums
embarked upon those lame desert sand burrowing vessels,
I stopped to ask myself, Why am I still reading this?

But Pynchon knew!

Perhaps he wants the readerly readers to drop out.
Only the simple and faithful will reach the prize.
Gee, I hope there's a prize.

Yours truly,
Glenn Scheper
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