meet me on my vast veranda / my sweet untouched miranda

And Lo, the Meletor, in her ill-fitting blue vestments of hotel employment, didst say unto her psychiatrist, "Hast thou read anything good lately?"

To which he did reply, "Yea, verily! I have recently finished The Black Powder War, and I believe it to be the best one of the three -- what think'st thou?"

The Meletor didst respond, "I have not read it," and in revenge for his most transgressive boasting did also add in inquiry, "Hast thou ever read any book by Lois McMaster Bujold?"

...

And through this act she did increase the number of the flock by one.

At least.
Because he said his wife might read them, too.

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in other news, while trying to find a Weatherby image to icon for the_dala, I came across ( this: )

I should sleep now. many things to get done tomorrow.