V-2nd - 2: At the V-Note

[Michael Bailey]

Michael Bailey wrote:

>
> if you allow me the luxury of pretending to see a scheme or main theme,

that was ill-put; I do see a scheme!

> which is a furtherance of James Joyce's trying to awaken from the
> nightmare of history,
> and presents itself in the machinations of Stencil warping the
> consequences of his diplomat bloodline
> and Benny's trying to find a place in civilian life after the Navy...
>

 what I mean is something like "pretending to an understanding
of a deep-enough nature to merit mentioning" (How 'bout those nebulae!)



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