"It came over in a rather delightful way, ..."
Mark Kohut
mark.kohut at gmail.com
Thu Mar 24 05:48:42 CDT 2016
Yeah, from the level of SPECIAL OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE or other levels? P's
way of building
depth (and confusion) into the They is another aspect of GR's richness.
This reading I note how there are levels within the fallen crystal palace
as well. Layers and levels
everywhere. Depth everywhere.
On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 12:40 PM, Monte Davis <montedavis49 at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Spoiler for those whose memories are as porous as mine:
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> The contents of Pirate's rocket mail will be revealed on pp. 71-72: a
> pornographic drawing tailored to his own memories/fantasies, and an urgent
> command "to go over there and bring the operative out again. The message is
> tantamount to an order from the highest levels." Highest levels of what, on
> which (heh-heh) side, are left as an exercise for the reader.
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> On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 7:34 PM, gary webb <gwebb8686 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Pirate knows where this morning's rocket landed...
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>> Incoming mail... Pirate is using the rocket as a means of
>> communication... The rockets have been co-opted, what to those on the
>> outside would be mere instruments of death are now a means of communication
>> between government agents...
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>> We also get a first hand glimpse of Pirate's Condition... He seems to
>> take over the fantasies of others... seemingly at random... using with
>> British Imperial implications...
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>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ia%C8%99i
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corneliu_Zelea_Codreanu
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