V., Inherent

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Wed Dec 3 04:25:46 CST 2008


Overheard, between "The Prince of Noire" and his erstwhile
pal:

  "Twisting Telomeres, Batman! It appears as if Old Tom is
   going back into the very dead center of Life itself!"

   "Easy there, Robin. I think maybe those (heh,heh)
   shorts of yours may have become a liittle twisted."


Can't help but think of the opposite of "The Vices" when
I read that title, and, the nearly reflexive duality it sets
up- what with "vice versa" and all. So, Sloth and Company
need their opposite numbers kept in mind, if only for
symmetry's sake.

After the strings of the sleeve of day have all been unravelled-
Dark(ness) Matter(s)? Then, along with Oedipa's recognition
of death's presence (and necessity) at the very center of the
cell, Tenebrae's needlework- somehow, somewhere, repairing
the web?

I hope so.







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