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Bilitis (methyl/ Mytilene)
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>> to Sappho's Mytilene.
There is a reference to a similar sounding word, "methyl" shortly before
Lucette is drowned. Íd never thought of linking this line to Bilitis and
lesbian love. Perhaps it might be an interesting line to pursue ( I know
that there is a chemical "methylene blue" used as anti-septic which I came
across once while researching another chemical in "Ada",the acetyl-choline
which is, actually, related to movie making, opera and "ma colline") .
'Please,' said Lucette, 'I'm tired of walking around, I'm frail, I'm
feverish, I hate storms, let's all go to bed!'
'Hey, look!' he cried, pointing to a poster. 'They're showing something
called Don Juan's Last Fling. It's prerelease and for adults only. Topical
Tobakoff!'
'It's going to be an unmethylated bore,' said Lucy (Houssaie School, 1890)
but he had already pushed aside the entrance drapery.
Jansy
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There is a reference to a similar sounding word, "methyl" shortly before
Lucette is drowned. Íd never thought of linking this line to Bilitis and
lesbian love. Perhaps it might be an interesting line to pursue ( I know
that there is a chemical "methylene blue" used as anti-septic which I came
across once while researching another chemical in "Ada",the acetyl-choline
which is, actually, related to movie making, opera and "ma colline") .
'Please,' said Lucette, 'I'm tired of walking around, I'm frail, I'm
feverish, I hate storms, let's all go to bed!'
'Hey, look!' he cried, pointing to a poster. 'They're showing something
called Don Juan's Last Fling. It's prerelease and for adults only. Topical
Tobakoff!'
'It's going to be an unmethylated bore,' said Lucy (Houssaie School, 1890)
but he had already pushed aside the entrance drapery.
Jansy
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