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<DIV>Henry writes:</DIV>
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size=2>I think the man who received the manuscript was none other than
G.W.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>That's correct, I think. This is a commonplace in science fiction and
fantasy. In fact, you can write a whole alternative biography of Edgar
Rice Burroughs (and someone has, though I forget where I read it) based on the
information he gives you in the forewords to his various books about meeting
John Carter, and so forth. Wolfe likes to play with this kind of stuff, as
his introduction to the Latro books indicates.</DIV>
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<DIV>John</DIV></DIV>
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