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Vanessa atalanta cipher
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http://arts-sciences.cua.edu/hsct102/pages/palefire2.html
Hazel Shade's mysterious message
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from Kinbote's commentary, page 188:
pada ata lane pad not ogo old wart alan ther tale feur far rant lant tal told
Nabokov's 'translation' (in a letter):
"Padre should not go to the lane to be mistaken for old Goldswart (worth) after finishing his tale (pale) feur (fire), [which is Shakespeare's plan is accompanied by] the word 'arrant' (farant) [and this] with 'lant' makes up the Atalanta butterfly in Shade's last scene. It is told by the spirit in the barn."
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