Asiatick Pygmies

[Seymour Landnau]

On chapter 19 of "MaD", right, meeting up with the "Strangers from far, far
to the east."  Mason is hanging out in The George, discussing with some
other patrons, Bradley's massacre of the eleven days.  The previous chapter
describes Mason and Bradley and their wives, somewhat, then Mason is
parlaying the events surrounding the removal of sections of September.
There is some mention of an alignment with the French Catholic dating
system, but then it seems, to have the time slaying done proper Bradley
employs what, by any stretch, appear trans-dimensional beings of a
meta-temporal realm, and an Asiatick plane at that, who arrive in
Gloucestershire in squat Obelisks and non-tense verbiage and inhabit the
eleven days, without ever allowing them to pass.

It is pleasurable to note while reading this that really this is the
greatest written piece of English literature in existence.  Is there
anything in all history, not just English, but any language, that even
comes within the range of this writing, that is touched by divine
inspiration?  Does Shakespeare itself even close in on these ecstatic
harmonies?

Charmed, I'm sure.
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