Re: GR translation: each man’s wind

[Mike Jing]

Indeed they are, and the "motor" refers to that of a motorcycle.


On Mon, Jul 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM Robert Mahnke <rpmahnke at gmail.com> wrote:

> I don’t recall this scene. Are they on motorcycles or something of the
> sort?
>
> > On Jul 21, 2025, at 5:38 PM, Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > V521.41-522.5, P530.36-41   Well, this is stimulant talk here, yes
> Enzian’s
> > been stuffing down Nazi surplus Pervitins these days like popcorn at the
> > movies, and by now the bulk of the refinery—named, incidentally, for the
> > famous discoverer of Oneirine—is behind them, and Enzian is on into some
> > other paranoid terror, talking, talking, though each man’s wind and motor
> > cuts him off from conversation.
> >
> > What does "wind" mean here? The published translation interpreted it as
> > "breath", which doesn't seem right to me.
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