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[Mark Kohut]

The Hoster writes:
"Ewball had a fatality for running across old acquaintances from el
otro lado ..." (AtD, Pt. III, p. 638)

"had a fatality"

Main Entry: fa·tal·i·ty
Pronunciation: \fā-ˈta-lə-tē, fə-\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural fa·tal·i·ties
Etymology: Middle French fatalité, from Late Latin fatalitat-,
fatalitas, from Latin fatalis
Date: 15th century
1 a: the quality or state of causing death or destruction b: the
quality or condition of being destined for disaster
2: something established by fate
3 a: fate 1 b: fatalism
4: the agent or agency of fate
5 a: death resulting from a disaster b: one that experiences a fatal outcome

http://m-w.com/dictionary/fatality

I am reminded of Gunther from the last section: fate carries a Mauser......

we do have the concept of "fate" vs. 'freedom" [whatever is its opposite] to really go on about
in AtD......but I can't....


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