ATDTDA 708

[Michael Bailey]

Theign is able to make a business case for Cyprian to dress in leather.

708 24 " "'Shadowing.'"  Cyprian, somewhat embarrassed,
had not heard the term before. "
-- yeahp, so he's been doing one heckuvalot of spying, uh huh...
very useful member (heh heh) of Theign's organization
...although, if it's a listening post, then he could be
hunched over the wireless all day while Theign is out
wearing the "spy" sandwich boards
(which would make his comment about getting out
more somewhat ironic)

Pynchonwiki has very interesting, if tenuous, connection
betw RUSH (Rapid Unit for Shadowing and Harassment)
and Rush the rock group, noting that Neil Peart took a
motorcycle trip across North America in order to assuage
his grief for the loss of wife and child.

708 39 "naphthal fragrance" - I was first thinking that
as a smell-of-brimstone, but that's sulfur...
maybe Theign has been setting up these fuel depots
he's talking about? or picking up the chemical smell
at the Arsenale...