GR translation: He will miss the Light, but not the Finger

Mike Jing gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com
Mon Dec 4 07:42:43 CST 2017


That's what I figured. Thanks, Jamie.

On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 5:54 AM, Jamie McKittrick <jamiemckit at gmail.com>
wrote:

> In the sense of opining the absence of. As in, I had a job and I sure miss
> the money, but not the boss.
>
> On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 9:35 AM, Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> V566.36-39   He will miss the Light, but not the Finger. Sadly, most
>> sadly, every-one else seems to be in on it. Every scavenger out here is in
>> IG Raketen’s employ. All except for himself, and Enzian. His brother,
>> Enzian. No wonder They’re after the Schwarzkommando . . . and . . . .
>>
>> The published translation interpreted "miss" as "lose" here. That can't
>> be right, can it?
>>
>>
>
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