VERY P.; ALL P. .....the new one INHERENT VICE!

[Mark Kohut]

Ya Sam,

First off the mark...great. 

a bit like entropy redux?

Mark


--- On Tue, 11/25/08, Ya Sam <takoitov at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: Ya Sam <takoitov at hotmail.com>
> Subject: RE: VERY P.; ALL P. .....the new one INHERENT VICE!
> To: pynchon-l at waste.org
> Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 1:25 PM
> inherent vice
> DefinitionHidden defect (or the very nature) of a good or
> propertywhich of itself is the cause of (or contributes to)
> itsdeterioration, damage, or wastage. Such characteristicsor
> defects make the item an unacceptable risk to acarrier or
> insurer. If the characteristic or defect is not visible, and
> if the carrier or the insurer has not been warned of it,
> neither of them may be liable for any claimarising solely
> out of the inherent vice.
> 
> inherent vice: n. ~ The tendency of material to deteriorate
> due to the essential instability of the components or
> interaction among components.
> SAA Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology
> 
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> INHERENT VICE - A loss caused by the inherent nature of the
> thing insured and not the result of a casualty or external
> cause.
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