Fw: most beautiful novel opening

[robinlandseadel at comcast.net]

          OEDIPA STOOD IN THE
          living room, stared at by 
          the greenish dead eye of 
          the TV tube, spoke the 
          name of God, tried to feel 
          as drunk as possible.
 
          But this did not work.

          Mark Kohut:
          I'm up for rereading COL49.

Hell, I do that in my sleep. All I gotta say is swap George for Pierce
and we'll be rolling down the highway in a ALL-NEW all-white Ford 
Comet in no time, slithering past the "Ok!" and NADA signs, shakin' 
to the the Paranoid's latest---"Hallways and Staircases"---while crusin' 
into the Echo Courts nice and slow and slippin' on an extra dress [no 
point in wearing just a dress, is there?] or two once we get there. And 
just wait till you check out that stamp collection! Now say 'Rich 
Chocolaty Goodness' real smooth-like, like Ken Nordine on Romilar 
eating a u-47 that's getting compressed by a Pultec.

          "YOU KNOW WHAT A MIRACLE IS?"
          "RICH CHOCOLATY GOODNESS!"