GR translation: the hollow of an upended trunk

[David Morris]

Yes, but upended trunk is more likely on its side.

On Sunday, June 30, 2013, Mike Jing wrote:

> P371.12-19   Sure enough, in the hollow of an upended trunk, long roots
> fringing the scene like a leprechaun outpost, Slothrop finds one Emil
> (“Säure”) Bummer, once the Weimar Republic’s most notorious cat burglar and
> doper, flanked by two beautiful girls, handing around a cheerful little
> orange star. The depraved old man. Slothrop’s on top of them before they
> notice. Bummer smiles, reaches up an arm, offering the remainder of what
> they’ve been smoking to Slothrop, who receives it in long dirty
> fingernails. Oboy. He hunkers down.
>
> Does this actually refer to a tree trunk that's standing upside down and
> partially hollowed out?
>
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