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Hmm, I wonder how close Wallace saw himself to a character like Gately, and Incandenza, different versions of himself in different eras of his life, I know it’s not autobiographical, but it is isn’t it?

In this chapter, the strange enclave of geniuses at the Enfield Tennis Academy are having a rare rest day, and playing a strategic game recreating the geopolitical warhead exchanges of the real-world. Michael Pemulis accidentally hits Ann Kittenplan with a war head (dead tennis ball), and this quickly devolves into (as far as the game is concerned) a full nuclear fallout.