GR translation: alone in his tar circle, his chalk terror

[Mike Jing]

Thanks, and Merry Christmas to you too.


On Mon, Dec 25, 2017 at 4:41 AM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

> An early morning Christmas search through all the Google Books pages of
> references for 'tar circle' leads only to
> some inferencing, nothing clear. It seems in some old books on
> electricity, a "a tar circle' is used for a certain focus of light and
> must be---also hinted at---the abbreviation of 'target circle"...
>
> Merry Christmas.
>
> On Sun, Dec 24, 2017 at 8:23 PM, Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I got no response the first time around. Just wondering if there's any
>> reference I'm missing.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, May 6, 2016 at 4:12 AM, Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> V756.3-9, P771.5-11   “Relax,” the Manager’s eyes characteristically
>>> aglitter. “There’ll be a nice secure home for them all, down in Orange
>>> County. Right next to Disneyland,” pausing then exactly like a nightclub
>>> comic, alone in his tar circle, his chalk terror.
>>>        Laughter surrounds you. Full, faithful-audience laughter, coming
>>> from the four points of the padded interior. You realize, with a vague
>>> sense of dismay, that this is some kind of a stereo rig here, . . .
>>>
>>> What do "tar circle" and "chalk terror" refer to here?
>>>
>>
>>
>
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