The Trailer of Ink

David Duffy · 31 Jan 2011, 22:14 · from 2011-January.txt.gz

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From: davidD at qimr.edu.au (David Duffy)
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 08:14:12 +1000 (EST)
Subject: (urth) The Trailer of Ink
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References: <4D4717FC.60604 at io.com>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.1102010734430.11145 at orpheus.qimr.edu.au>

On Mon, 31 Jan 2011, Jeff Wilson wrote:

> "'Of the trail of ink there is no end,'" Master Ultan told me. "Or so a wise 
> man said. He lived long ago?what would he say if he could see us now? '"

There is the question of who he is quoting.  It might be a gloss, as per 
the sundials, of

...Of writing many books there is no end, [and much study is a weariness 
of the flesh]. Ecclesiastes 12:12

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