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Dear Jansy,
> To win the palm, the oak, or bays ;
> [Ada 'transversed' them as: "En vain on s'amuse à gagner/ L'Oka, la Baie
> du Palmier..."
> ( ...to win the Palm, the Oke, or Bayes!" shouted Van. (Vintage page 65)]
>
did you notice that the version proposed by Ada is not about trees?
Oka is a river near Moscow (well known to Russians), and Baie is
Bay/Golf - almost "Palm Beach" here ---
By the way, thank you for the paper
Best,
Sergei
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> To win the palm, the oak, or bays ;
> [Ada 'transversed' them as: "En vain on s'amuse à gagner/ L'Oka, la Baie
> du Palmier..."
> ( ...to win the Palm, the Oke, or Bayes!" shouted Van. (Vintage page 65)]
>
did you notice that the version proposed by Ada is not about trees?
Oka is a river near Moscow (well known to Russians), and Baie is
Bay/Golf - almost "Palm Beach" here ---
By the way, thank you for the paper
Best,
Sergei
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