ATDTDA (12) - At Vibe Corp HQ's - Part Two

David Morris fqmorris at gmail.com
Thu Jun 28 15:53:26 CDT 2007


Thanks for the literal reference, but I still believe mention of
surviving the Wilderness and then three days between worlds in one
sentence, along with "what you were saved for" is a pretty explicit
Christ reference, and a very sharp rebuke to Foley for what he has let
his life degrade to.

On 6/28/07, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 3. "[The latest voice Foley has to attend to says,] 'You suffered
> > through the Wilderness and at last, at Cold Harbor, lay between the
> > lines three days, between the worlds, and this is what you were saved
> > for?  This mean, nervous, scheming servitude to an enfeebled
> > conscience?' "
>
> Notice the Christ in the Wilderness and in the grave overtones in this
> last quote.  The tables really have turned for Vibe now that his
> "double" is no longer content in his role and sees his life worth more
> Vibe's in the larger scheme of things.  Mollification of Vibe in order
> to contain his growing murderous raging fantasies is something Foley
> will soon not be willing to do.
>
> David Morris
> _________________________
> Grant and Lee fought the bloody battle of the Wilderness where many troops, wounded and unable to move, were burned alive due to the many fires that were created during the battle. The 'between the worlds' may be an allusion to these poor souls who were caught in this way.



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