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Eric Bourland · 14 Nov 2017, 03:12 · from 2017-November.txt.gz

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From: eb at hwaet.com (Eric Bourland)
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 03:12:12 -0000
Subject: (urth) Good afternoon Urth
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http://locusmag.com/2017/11/wolfe-update/

FYI. What do you suppose a Care Facility is?

If I were still in Illinois I would volunteer to go to Peoria and help 
out in some way -- wash dishes or cook or do laundry or walk the dog or 
something -- though I can imagine a thousand ways in which such 
assistance however well-meant would quickly become misguided and awkward.

Marc, I'm looking forward to reading thoroughly your three-volume 
exegesis. I have returned repeatedly to the only volume I have seen so 
far, which is the first.

Eric

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Eric Bourland
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On 11/12/2017 12:44 PM, Marc Aramini wrote:
> Thanks ... I looked at Land Across again yesterday. The problem is 
> multifoliate - I am not entirely burnt out but I am waiting for the 
> light of stability to hit and solidify all the small details. The 
> problem involves when certain scenes in late wolfe should be taken 
> metaphorically: border guards say the factories make fertilizer, 
> official instructs grafton on how to get rid of the willows (which 
> make him think of god and heaven) and the bees (which make?him think 
> of hell) by putting plenty of fertilizer down, planting fruit trees 
> (symbols of a strong man who instills fear even after his death in 
> this story) ... how much of a metaphorical prophecy is that? He avoids 
> the sting of the bees by thinking of martya?s hips sexually... seems 
> metaphorical. Later he speculates on the actual use of the factories 
> making ?fertilizer?
>
> I feel an immense responsibility in getting these last few works right 
> as well, though the plan was to leave borrowed man a bit open ended 
> (thousands of pages of authoritarian tyranny followed by, well, I 
> guess you guys can read it how you want ... leave em?smiling when you 
> go. There?s nothing I can do after I am done which will ever equal the 
> importance of this. )
>
>
>
> On Sunday, November 12, 2017, Ab de Vos <foxyab at casema.nl 
> <mailto:foxyab at casema.nl>> wrote:
>
>     Everybody is holding his breath for Marc to finish.
>
>
>     Op 12-11-2017 om 11:55 schreef Paul Zinn-Justin:
>>     Lately, each time I receive a message from this mailing list,
>>     especially after a long period of silence, I can't help feeling
>>     "this is going to be sad news". Am I the only one?
>>     Slowly catching up on Wolfe short stories. Enjoying Marc's write ups.
>>
>>
>>     On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 9:26 PM, Ab de Vos <foxyab at casema.nl
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>>         Hi,
>>
>>         The list is silent these days.
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