Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Chapter 1: Section 5: Page 36: Line 6 (588)

 The boys began regular surveillance runs the next day.

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They're now working for The Man. They were probably previously working for The Man as well. But now they're on assignment and can't just hang out at the Fair all day. Maybe this is Pynchon's indication that the book is about to get serious. "We've had our fun on 'ground-leave' but now it's time to get to work. Let's observe America, shall we?"

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