AtD translation: Canonical Eli venues were not the ticket today

[Mike Jing]

Got it. Now it makes sense. Thanks Peter.


On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 12:45 AM peterthooper at juno.com <peterthooper at juno.com>
wrote:

> Guessing that "Eli" here means Yale Alumnus, and a canonical Eli venue
> would be a place Kit - an Eli - could find others. (This reference also
> crops up on the Stupendica.)
> I'm not sure whether he doubts he'll be able to find such a venue, or -
> more sinister - feels it unwise to venture among his old crowd.
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
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> Subject: AtD translation: Canonical Eli venues were not the ticket today
> Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2019 16:34:59 -0400
>
> P321.38-322.7   He wandered without any clear plan, wanting to be anonymous
> among the town mobility, wanting at the same time to be alone. He knew that
> nothing known to the alternate universe of vector analysis could bring him
> comfort or help him see a way out. Moriarty’s wasn’t open yet, Louis
> Lassen’s lunch stand would have been good for a hamburger sandwich if Kit
> could’ve been sure he wouldn’t choke on it. Canonical Eli venues were not
> the ticket today. He came to rest about a mile up the Quinnipiac on top of
> West Rock, lay on the ground, and let himself cry.
>
> What are "canonical Eli venues"? I'm guessing it has to do with Eli the
> biblical figure, but it's not quite clear what it means.
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