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Evan
is on page 580 of 656
"For sleeking beauties I spinned their nightingveils, to slumbred beast I tummed the thief's air." Damn, that is gorgeous. This section is a tour de force of HCE painting a massive portrait of the town and the people, his accusers; the idea of casting stones without sin. Incredible, masterly, perplexing, but great.
— 21 hours, 26 min ago
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Evan
is on page 556 of 656
Because I didn't read the editor's foreword, the page alignments have been off, but I'm now far enough to the end that I can match the count and so am advancing the page count forward to match the number of actual pages left. TMI, but it's just a note ...
— May 15, 2026 06:42PM
Evan
is on page 512 of 656
Some real laugh-out-loud puns in this part. The trial scenes are always fun in this. I'm going to miss the Wake when she's over.
— May 15, 2026 10:09AM
