(urth) _The System of the World_

[Jeff Wilson]

David Duffy wrote:

> Stephenson's book is full of SFnal references and jokes of varying
> quality:
> 
> "They were a shade of brown that was darker than black" appears on P 530
> of the Morrow hardback.

Not necessarily a Wolfe-ism. I recall from a pre-BOTNS Reader's Digest 
article, a bright but mentally ill boy incessantly asking his caregiver 
if there was a color darker than black, so he could paint his bedroom 
that color, then add some black trim to brighten up the room.

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