Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0008253, Mon, 28 Jul 2003 21:18:02 -0700

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Fw: Aunt Maud's ""golden paste "Pale Fire" Canto I, ll.102-5
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From: "s~Z" <keithsz@concentric.net>
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> >>>I believe the golden paste is simply the glue that was called
mucilage<<<
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> After reading ADA, I gave up on any image being simply what it appeared.
The
> visual image of the gooey slit in those Elmer's Glue rubber tops is
> consistent with a sexual reading of the lines. Mucilage is a sexy word,
too.
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