The fact that I am writing about this shows that this was not the perfect crime. The conspiracy was exposed though the conspirators have yet to be caught. My hunch is that it was a small group of colluders who tried to dupe many innocent people. A small size would explain why there are so many eyewitnesses who reported the signs of conspiracy, but we have yet to hear from a whistleblower who admits to being part of the plot. Being the middle or rear part of a human centipede makes whistling kinda hard.
ellauri067.html on line 363: Foil: In fiction or non-fiction, a foil is a character who contrasts with another character; most of the time it is the protagonist, to highlight qualities of the other character. In some cases, a subplot can be used as a foil to the main plot. This is especially true in the case of metafiction and the story within a story motif. The word foil comes from the old practice of backing gems with foil to make them shine more brightly. Paranoids like Pynchon make foil hats to foil conspiracies.
ellauri067.html on line 589: Kukaan ei ole sanonut että päiville pitäisi niiden päättyessä koettaa keplotella jonkinlainen järjellinen selitys. Siispä ezitäänpä jotain oikein järjetöntä. Sanoja sanoja rakastava puritaani.
ellauri069.html on line 224: Fisk, Jubilee Jim (1834-1872) 285; Known popularly as the "Barnum of Wall Street" and "Jubilee Jim," Fisk was one of the most outrageous figures of the Gilded Age. The most notorious plot of Fisk's short career was the attempt to corner the gold market during 1868 and 1869. Fisk's and Jay Gould's effort collapsed when President U.S. Grant intervened to halt the Black Friday scandal. Fisk brazenly refused to honor his contracts, leaving thousands ruined.
ellauri069.html on line 230: Gilbert ja Sullivan: Mulla on joku kirja niiden lyriikoista. Sullivan nikersi sävelmät ja Gilbert nakersi sanat. Sullivan's dislike of what he considered the artificial nature of Gilbert's plots led to their split.
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plotDiagram_subHeading">Introduction
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ellauri069.html on line 354: plotDiagram_text">"They" suspect Slothrop's erections predict V-rockets.
plotDiagram_subHeading">Rising Action
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ellauri069.html on line 355: plotDiagram_text">Slothrop goes AWOL, looking for the truth.
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ellauri069.html on line 356: plotDiagram_text">Slothrop becomes Rocketman.
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ellauri069.html on line 357: plotDiagram_text">Slothrop stops looking for the truth about Jamf.
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ellauri069.html on line 358: plotDiagram_text">The Hereros bring the 00001 rocket to Lüneberg Heath.
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ellauri069.html on line 359: plotDiagram_text">Slothrop's personality is fully scattered.
plotDiagram_subHeading">Climax
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ellauri069.html on line 360: plotDiagram_text">Blicero fires the 00000 rocket with Gottfried inside.
plotDiagram_subHeading">Falling Action
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ellauri069.html on line 361: plotDiagram_text">The 00000 rocket begins its descent.
plotDiagram_subHeading">Resolution
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ellauri069.html on line 362: plotDiagram_text">A rocket hangs poised above a movie theater in Los Angeles.
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