Tim, sorry I addressed my 'stupid' note incorrect. aarghhh sorry to cause youu more work just forgot the "owner-" part - learner/lurker, ed bonds aka "e/b" Subj: Re: BANANAFISH digest 45 Date: 97-07-20 05:40:42 EDT From: Nestor007 To: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu, tim@roughdraft.org You write: > Intellectual-property enthusiasts and copyright fans should note that the last item in that list above is not a reproduction of Salinger's text, but is a reasonable facsimile of a portion of it, as the punctuation appeared in Seymour: An Introduction. Literary enthusiasts will note that there is nothing parenthetical about the bouquet at all. Punctuation enthusiasts will rejoice at the delicate balance achieved, with the enigmatic closing mark, which symbolizes a dot. Parodists will dismiss this entire paragraph, and no wonder. > Tim: And us unwashed masses will wonder - what-in-hell was THAT all about! # ;<} (<---note the furrowed brow!) I really appreciate what you are doing and am also getting education(ed) re JDS - which was the purpose - Now I'm off to archives to choose. . . ("off" ??) (already a poor choice - of word(s) - but what else to say? see what - now you've GOT ME STARTED!) sighhhh!!! e/b