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Chapter 71: 687-693

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'''till the Moment they must pass over the Crest of the Savage Mountain, does there remain to them, contrary to Reason, against the Day, a measurable chance,''' 
Pynchon's uses the titles of his next two books in M & D. Inherent Vice back on page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_27:_266-274 271] and Against the Day here. 

'''a Lanthorn against the low-lit Day''' 
see above.

Chapter 27: 266-274

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===Page 266===
'''the tinted lenses of Spectacles of his own Invention''' Benjamin Franklin invented [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bifocals bifocals], but he seems to get credit here for also inventing sun glasses.

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''' quite thoroughly charmed by your Glass Armonica ''' 
Having observed glasses played as instruments, Franklin invented his armonica, consisting of a series of glass bowls mounted on a spinning rod; the first performance on the instrument was given by Marianne Davies. Several composers wrote for the instrument, among them Mozart; see [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE_MZzvigd4].

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'''Carpenters Wharf''' 
now covered by Highway 95. Many coffee houses and taverns were there including the famous [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tun_Tavern Tun Tavern] which was built by Sam Carpenter, the namesake for the Wharf. 

'''London Coffee House''' 
Located at [http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=S+Front+St+AND+Market+St++Philadelphia,+PA&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=15&iwloc=addr Front and Market]. It was a meeting place for Tories during the war. [http://www.explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=36 historical market info on London Coffee House]

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'''the inherent Vice of Glass''' 
''The term 'inherent vice' is a legal tenet referring to a "hidden defect (or the very nature) of a good or property which of itself is the cause of (or contributes to) its deterioration, damage, or wastage.'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inherent_Vice Is also the name of Pynchon's seventh novel.]

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Chapter 66: 633-645

2009-08-15T22:37:07Z

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==Page 633==
''' "To Thorfinn Karlsefni's Settlement at Hop [...] None but Gudrig ever saw the woman" ''' 
The excerpt comes almost word by word from ''Grœnlendinga saga'' or ''The saga of the Greenlanders'' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C5%93nlendinga_saga Wikipedia entry]) which, along with the ''Saga of Erik the Red'', are the two main literary sources of information for the Norse exploration of North America.

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'''this first Act of American murder, and the collapse of Vineland the Good''' 
cf ''Vineland'', of course. Especially echoes the scene on page 322, where Zoyd is planning to "harbor in Vineland, Vineland the Good".

Vineland was the name given to North America by the Vikings. It was named so because of the wild grapes they found there. ... With the abandonment of Greenland, needed supplies no long made their way to the way station point in North America, a place known as Vineland, so named for the Vikings claims of finding wild grapes there. Major climate change has happened since.

They had 'conflicts' with the Native Americans who lived there, perhaps the first acts of American murder? The conflict was probably short-lived while the commerce went on for 500 years. adapted from 'Vineland'
[[http://www.american.edu/TED/ice/vineland.htm]]

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'''Dogs run free''' Possible allusion to Bob Dylan's 1970 song "If Dogs Run Free"?

==Page 645==
'''an unopen'd Goober Pea-Shell, exhibiting it to both Astronomers before cracking it open to reveael two red Pea-Nuts within...''' 
Mason and Dixon, two peas in a pod, maybe?

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Chapter 66: 633-645

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==Page 633==
''' "To Thorfinn Karlsefni's Settlement at Hop [...] None but Gudrig ever saw the woman" ''' 
The excerpt comes almost word by word from ''Grœnlendinga saga'' or ''The saga of the Greenlanders'' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C5%93nlendinga_saga Wikipedia entry]) which, along with the ''Saga of Erik the Red'', are the two main literary sources of information for the Norse exploration of North America.

==Page 634==

'''this first Act of American murder, and the collapse of Vineland the Good''' 
cf ''Vineland'', of course. Especially echoes the scene on page 322, where Zoyd is planning to "harbor in Vineland, Vineland the Good".

Vineland was the name given to North America by the Vikings. It was named so because of the wild grapes they found there. ... With the abandonment of Greenland, needed supplies no long made their way to the way station point in North America, a place known as Vineland, so named for the Vikings claims of finding wild grapes there. Major climate change has happened since.

They had 'conflicts' with the Native Americans who lived there, perhaps the first acts of American murder? The conflict was probably short-lived while the commerce went on for 500 years. adapted from 'Vineland'
[[http://www.american.edu/TED/ice/vineland.htm]]

==Page 643==
'''Dogs run free''' Possible allusion to Bob Dylan's 1970 song "If Dogs Run Free"?

==Page 645==
'"an unopen'd Goober Pea-Shell, exhibiting it to both Astronomers before cracking it open to reveael two red Pea-Nuts within..."' 
Mason and Dixon, two peas in a pod, maybe?

==Annotation Index==

{{MD PbP}}

Chapter 66: 633-645

2009-08-15T22:35:24Z

Marionatte: /* Page 643 */

==Page 633==
''' "To Thorfinn Karlsefni's Settlement at Hop [...] None but Gudrig ever saw the woman" ''' 
The excerpt comes almost word by word from ''Grœnlendinga saga'' or ''The saga of the Greenlanders'' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C5%93nlendinga_saga Wikipedia entry]) which, along with the ''Saga of Erik the Red'', are the two main literary sources of information for the Norse exploration of North America.

==Page 634==

'''this first Act of American murder, and the collapse of Vineland the Good''' 
cf ''Vineland'', of course. Especially echoes the scene on page 322, where Zoyd is planning to "harbor in Vineland, Vineland the Good".

Vineland was the name given to North America by the Vikings. It was named so because of the wild grapes they found there. ... With the abandonment of Greenland, needed supplies no long made their way to the way station point in North America, a place known as Vineland, so named for the Vikings claims of finding wild grapes there. Major climate change has happened since.

They had 'conflicts' with the Native Americans who lived there, perhaps the first acts of American murder? The conflict was probably short-lived while the commerce went on for 500 years. adapted from 'Vineland'
[[http://www.american.edu/TED/ice/vineland.htm]]

==Page 643==
'''Dogs run free''' Possible allusion to Bob Dylan's 1970 song "If Dogs Run Free"?

==Page 645==
"an unopen'd Goober Pea-Shell, exhibiting it to both Astronomers before cracking it open to reveael two red Pea-Nuts within..."
Mason and Dixon, two peas in a pod, maybe?

==Annotation Index==

{{MD PbP}}