GR translation: chosen for its affinity for moonlight

[Mike Jing]

That picture is perfect for the passage.


On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 7:48 AM, Monte Davis <montedavis at verizon.net> wrote:

> Ruth nails it.****
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> Also this <http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelrandy/4391749900/lightbox/>**
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> *From:* owner-pynchon-l at waste.org [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Mike Jing
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 12, 2013 5:35 AM
> *To:* Pynchon Mailing List
> *Subject:* GR translation: chosen for its affinity for moonlight****
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> P269.20-23  The plane is a battered DC-3, chosen for its affinity for
> moonlight, the kind expression on its windowed face, its darkness inside
> and outside. He wakes up curled among the cargo, metal darkness, engine
> vibration through his bones . . .****
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> What does "its affinity for moonlight" mean exactly?  Does it mean it
> often flies at night, or something else?****
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