Bleeding Edge misc.

[Mark Kohut]

Smells! esp the chemical precognition smell that pervades at one point.
Mid-book and before 9/11, of course. Reminds me of
the fear in the air, the drum sounds, more,  during the time right before
WW 1 in Against The Day.

And the lingering forever female perfume, what's that about? Men always
onto the scent of a woman, so to speak.

And desperate Maxine, twice-labelled so, at least, "Among many things she
hasn't picked up before is this note in has voice. demanding, not what
you'd call
esp seductive, And yet still not a deal killer. And what would that have to
be, she wonders. He gets up, nods, and splits leaving her with the check.
After saying
he'd pay for it. What is she thinking again? "