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<DIV>In a message dated 9/13/2007 9:08:53 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
matthewalangroves@gmail.com writes:</DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I think
I may have the answer to one of your questions, or rather, you<BR>have the
answer yourself. There are two possibilities as to why Gene<BR>covers
the name G. T. Griffith (who is a real author). The more<BR>probable
answer is that "Griffith" reminds Gene of "griffin," and, as<BR>we learn in
"The Arimaspian Legacy," he has dreams of griffins chasing<BR>after
David. The less probable answer (though one does not exclude<BR>the
other) is that "Griffith" is David's real last name. (In
"The<BR>Arimaspian Legacy," we learn that although "David" is the
narrator's<BR>friend's name, "Arimaspian" is not.)<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>What's really funny is that when I thought of "The Arimaspian Legacy," I
really had "The Haunted Boardinghouse" in mind. Isn't there a boy that
goes through a window in that one, too? No wonder I didn't make the right
connections.</DIV>
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<DIV>Yes, David in "The Arimaspian Legacy" is pursued by griffins.
Griffith reminds Gene of griffins, and that's why he covers up the name.
I'm pretty sure that's correct. (Funny, too: I thought of looking up the
book by G. T. Griffith, but I didn't. If I had, I would have discovered
that he's a real author).</DIV>
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<DIV>So David is pursued by griffins and then Gene runs into a griffin/cherub at
the gate of Paradise, where the revolving flame is (Gen. 3).
Interesting. But in "The Arimaspian Legacy," we're told that an
"Arimaspian" is a one-eyed thief who is out to steal the gold that the
griffin guards, which is the sun and nuclear fission. In "Slow
Children," the griffin-man (cherub) tells the three who come seeking that the
fire is indeed the sun.</DIV>
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<DIV>More thought is needed....</DIV>
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<DIV>John</DIV>
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