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'''fullback'''<br />
 
'''fullback'''<br />
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the running back farthest from the line of scrimmage
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a running back whose primary job is blocking; in the I-formation, the fullback is between the quarterback and the halfback in terms of distance from the line of scrimmage
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'''outside linebacker'''<br />
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a defensive player who plays a few yards behind the line of scrimmage and behind one end of the defensive line or the other (as opposed to inside or middle linebackers, who are behind the center of the line)
  
 
'''a 4.4 40'''<br />
 
'''a 4.4 40'''<br />
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He could run 40 meters in 4.4 seconds.
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He could run 40 yards in 4.4 seconds.
  
 
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'''brownshirts and jackboots'''<br />
 
'''brownshirts and jackboots'''<br />
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things worn by Nazis -- jackboots are combat boots that go to mid-calf
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things worn by Nazis; jackboots are combat boots that go to mid-calf
  
 
'''Zog'''<br />
 
'''Zog'''<br />
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'''Hefenreffer'''<br />
 
'''Hefenreffer'''<br />
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apparently a real brand
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a misspelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haffenreffer_Brewery Haffenreffer], a Boston brewery
  
 
'''B.M.S.'''<br />
 
'''B.M.S.'''<br />
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'''tapir'''<br />
 
'''tapir'''<br />
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a very long-nosed animal - see a picture [http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/sexsf/tapir10609.jpg here]
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a very long-nosed animal; see a picture [http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/sexsf/tapir10609.jpg here]
  
 
'''Erlenmeyer Flasks'''<br />
 
'''Erlenmeyer Flasks'''<br />
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a brand name of pots and pans
 
a brand name of pots and pans
  
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'''tetrahydrofuran'''<br />
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'''tetrahydrofruan'''<br />
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a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahydrofuran solvent]
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Probably a mis-spelling of the solvent [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahydrofuran tetrahydrofuran] (CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>4</sub>O
  
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'''PVC'''<br />
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'''PVC pipe cleaner'''<br />
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polyvinyl chloride
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A product for preparing PVC to be chemically bonded. Usually mixtures of organic solvents, such as Acetone, Cyclohexanone, Methyl Ethyl Ketone and Tetrahydrofuran, e.g. [http://www.wmharvey.com/Solvent_Cements_Primers_and_Cleaners/PipeCLeaner/PDF/Harvey_Pipe_Cleaner.pdf this bad boy]
  
 
'''48 contigs'''<br />
 
'''48 contigs'''<br />
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'''mnemonic brown-out'''<br />
 
'''mnemonic brown-out'''<br />
 
a sort of memory lapse short of a blackout
 
a sort of memory lapse short of a blackout
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'''droogs'''<br />
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a word from Anthony Burgess's invented [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadsat Nadsat language] from the novel 'A Clockwork Orange'; it means 'friends'
  
 
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==Page 905==
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'''Water Lou'''<br />
 
'''Water Lou'''<br />
 
i.e., Waterloo
 
i.e., Waterloo
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'''''Ethan From'''''<br />
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see note ''supra'' for page 884
  
 
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There is a [http://www.salemstate.edu/ Salem State College], but not a university.
 
There is a [http://www.salemstate.edu/ Salem State College], but not a university.
  
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==Page 906==
 
==Page 906==
  
 
==Page 907==
 
==Page 907==
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'''glottal stop'''<br />
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An unvoiced consonant made by constricting the vocal tract. It is not present in written English, but is common in speech, particularly regional variants such as cockney, where, for example, it replaces the 't' sound in many words: "better", pronounced "be'er" or "city": "ci'y". It is also commonly heard as the consonant separating the two vowel sounds in "uh-oh".
  
 
'''Javol'''<br />
 
'''Javol'''<br />
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It's unclear how Hal is pronouncing this word, but he likely means ''Jawohl''.
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It's unclear how Hal is pronouncing this word, but he likely means ''Jawohl'', German for an emphatic "yes."
  
 
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==Page 909==
 
==Page 909==
  
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[[Image:Zorro.jpg|right|200px]]
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[[Image:Zorro.jpg|right|200px|Guy Williams as Zorro]]
  
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'''Zorro'''<br />
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'''something out of Zorro'''<br />
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See right
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referring to Stice's mask-like face bandage; see right for a picture of Guy Williams as Disney's television Zorro (originally aired 1957-1959)
  
 
'''porcine'''<br />
 
'''porcine'''<br />
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point of view
 
point of view
  
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'''mano-a-tete'''<br />
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'''mano-à-tête'''<br />
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combination of "mano-a-mano" and "tête-à-tête", both essentially meaning one-on-one.
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combination of "mano-a-mano" (Spanish: hand to hand) and "tête-à-tête" (French: head-to-head)
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'''Good-Looking Men in''' <br />
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Although the Filmography says it is UNRELEASED, Hal apparently has a copy in the Viewing Room.  Cf. Page 991.
  
 
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'''hydrophobia'''<br />
 
'''hydrophobia'''<br />
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another name for rabies
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fear of water; a manifestation of the disease rabies
  
 
'''pandemic'''<br />
 
'''pandemic'''<br />
 
an epidemic that spreads through human populations across a large region (for example a continent), or even worldwide
 
an epidemic that spreads through human populations across a large region (for example a continent), or even worldwide
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'''Peterson's ''The Cage'''''<br />
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[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440309/ "The Cage"], a 28-minute surrealistic film from 1947, directed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Peterson Sidney Peterson]
  
 
'''teleologic'''<br />
 
'''teleologic'''<br />
 
regarding a final cause
 
regarding a final cause
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'''aridly'''<br />
 
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dryly
 
  
 
==Endnote 366==
 
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'''''clinamen'''''<br />
 
'''''clinamen'''''<br />
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this refers to the indeterminate, unpredictable motion of atoms in an otherwise determinable system - read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinamen here].
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an unpredictable swerve; see more [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinamen here]
  
 
'''''tessera'''''<br />
 
'''''tessera'''''<br />
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this appears to refer to the curved parallelogram-shaped individual tiles that make up mosaics - read about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessera here].
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can have several [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessera_(disambiguation) meanings]; it's unclear which (if any) applies here
  
 
'''''kenosis'''''<br />
 
'''''kenosis'''''<br />
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this is a Greek word that means "emptiness," and is a term in Christian theology that refers to Jesus relinquishing the form of God by becoming human and dying on a cross - you can read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosis here].
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the emptying of one's will to become receptive to God's will; see more [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosis here]
  
 
'''''daemonization'''''<br />
 
'''''daemonization'''''<br />
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the word "daemon" is a variant of two words: "demon," with all of its obvious meanings and connotations among various religions and mythologies, and "daimon," which is a Platonic term that signifies something or someone intermediate between the human and the divine, or sometimes used to mean "genius." "Daemon" is also used to refer to, in computer science, a computer program that runs idly in the background - it is not clear if this was a meaning that would be known to Wallace at the time he wrote ''Infinite Jest'', however.
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also "demonization;" essentially the repudiation of polytheistic deities by the teachings of monotheistic (or henotheistic) religions; see more [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonization here]
  
 
'''''askesis'''''<br />
 
'''''askesis'''''<br />
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asceticism
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from the Greek for asceticism, characterised by exercise and/or training to develop self-discipline and self-control for religious or meditative purposes
  
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'''priapistic'''<br />
 
'''priapistic'''<br />
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having priapisms, or painful, long lasting erections
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having priapisms, or painful, long-lasting erections
  
 
'''Teddibly Soddy'''<br />
 
'''Teddibly Soddy'''<br />
 
terribly sorry
 
terribly sorry
  
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'''vigorish''' <br />
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'''Point Shirley'''<br />
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a neighborhood on Deer Island, south of Winthrop, Massachusetts, in the Massachusetts Bay east of Boston
  
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the bookie's fee for his services
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'''L.T.I.'''<br />
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Long-term institution (glossed in note 365).
  
 
==Endnote 367==
 
==Endnote 367==
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'''Pen Registers'''<br />
 
'''Pen Registers'''<br />
 
an electronic device that records the phone numbers of outgoing calls on a particular line
 
an electronic device that records the phone numbers of outgoing calls on a particular line
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'''vigorish'''<br />
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the bookie's fee for his services (see "vig" later on the page and the note for page 204)
  
 
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==Page 913==
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'''skeet'''<br />
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the principal borrowed amount
  
 
'''Cafergot'''<br />
 
'''Cafergot'''<br />
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Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafergot here].
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A medication named after its combination of caffeine and ergotamine titrate, the chemical precursor to LSD; used to treat migraine headaches. Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafergot here].
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'''National Cranio-Facial Pain Foundation'''<br />
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presumably fictitious, although there is a Craniofacial Pain Center in Boise, Idaho; where Schacht interns, Page 267
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'''hole'''<br />
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total outstanding debt
  
 
==Endnote 368==
 
==Endnote 368==
  
 
'''Cimetidine'''<br />
 
'''Cimetidine'''<br />
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actually an antacid -- strange that Wallace would make such an error, so perhaps it's deliberate
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actually an antacid―strange that Wallace would make such an error, so perhaps it's deliberate
  
 
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'''the Virus'''<br />
 
'''the Virus'''<br />
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i.e., AIDS
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i.e., HIV
  
 
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==Page 915==
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'''diabetes mellitus'''<br />
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more commonly known simply as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_mellitus "diabetes"]
  
 
'''respiritic'''<br />
 
'''respiritic'''<br />
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presumably having something to do with breathing
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presumably having to do with breathing
  
 
'''laminating'''<br />
 
'''laminating'''<br />
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'''The B.U. punter'''<br />
 
'''The B.U. punter'''<br />
 
a.k.a. Orin Incandenza
 
a.k.a. Orin Incandenza
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'''Billerica Minimum'''<br />
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the minimum-security Massachusetts Correctional Institution in Billerica, Massachusetts
  
 
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Don Gately Remembers

Page 902

cognomen
a nickname

pre-infarcted
an infarct is when a piece of organ tissue, usually in the brain or heart (stroke or heart attack, respectively), is deprived of oxygen for a period of time because of a blockage or thrombosis, and either dies or is significantly weakened

fullback
a running back whose primary job is blocking; in the I-formation, the fullback is between the quarterback and the halfback in terms of distance from the line of scrimmage

outside linebacker
a defensive player who plays a few yards behind the line of scrimmage and behind one end of the defensive line or the other (as opposed to inside or middle linebackers, who are behind the center of the line)

a 4.4 40
He could run 40 yards in 4.4 seconds.

Page 903

"...in a flaming L.A...."
This would make the year 1992.

"some Finest got home-movied..."
This is a reference to the Rodney King beating.

Orkin
a large exterminator company

screwdrivers
vodka and orange juice

brownshirts and jackboots
things worn by Nazis; jackboots are combat boots that go to mid-calf

Zog
i.e., ZOG, for Zionist Occupation Government, the acronym coined by American neo-Nazi Eric Thomson

The Turner Diaries
Written by William Luther Pierce III (1933-2002), this is a neo-Nazi novel once called the "blueprint" for the Oklahoma City bombing.

desBois
the plural of duBois

sinsemilla
cultivated high potency marijuana

Page 904

Hefenreffer
a misspelling of Haffenreffer, a Boston brewery

B.M.S.
Beverly Middle School

tapir
a very long-nosed animal; see a picture here

Erlenmeyer Flasks
Read about them here.T

"...to cyclize OH..."
To cyclize something is to have it form rings. OH is the hydroxy radical.

Endnote 364

Love Boat
actually commonly used as a nickname for marijuana laced with PCP

Page 904 (cont'd)

Farberware
a brand name of pots and pans

tetrahydrofruan
Probably a mis-spelling of the solvent tetrahydrofuran (CH2)4O

PVC pipe cleaner
A product for preparing PVC to be chemically bonded. Usually mixtures of organic solvents, such as Acetone, Cyclohexanone, Methyl Ethyl Ketone and Tetrahydrofuran, e.g. this bad boy

48 contigs
48 continguous United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii)

6 provinces
presumably the six Canadian provinces that border the contiguous 48 states, i.e., British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec

Sominex
a brand name of antihistamine sleeping aid

H3C
methyl group

mnemonic brown-out
a sort of memory lapse short of a blackout

droogs
a word from Anthony Burgess's invented Nadsat language from the novel 'A Clockwork Orange'; it means 'friends'

Page 905

truancy
skipping school

A.D.D.
Attention Deficit Disorder

strabysmic
cross-eyed

sieg-heil
German for "hail victory," the reference is to the Nazis.

aveil
i.e., avail

Water Lou
i.e., Waterloo

Ethan From
see note supra for page 884

Page 906

Howl
a famous poem by Irwin Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), American poet

Chaucerian English
You can read an example here.

enervated
weakened

M.S.
multiple sclerosis

Lou Gehrig's
the more common name for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which the famous New York Yankee suffered from

Salem State U.
There is a Salem State College, but not a university.

Hal Wakes Up (Maybe?)

Page 906

Page 907

glottal stop
An unvoiced consonant made by constricting the vocal tract. It is not present in written English, but is common in speech, particularly regional variants such as cockney, where, for example, it replaces the 't' sound in many words: "better", pronounced "be'er" or "city": "ci'y". It is also commonly heard as the consonant separating the two vowel sounds in "uh-oh".

Javol
It's unclear how Hal is pronouncing this word, but he likely means Jawohl, German for an emphatic "yes."

Page 908

tu-savez-quoi
(bad) French: You know what

bacchanal
a wild party or orgy

M.M.
Michael Matthew

Shi'ite Moslems
Muslims who believe that Ali was the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad

mullah
a title of respect for one educated in Islamic law

unitard
a bodysuit or one-piece leotard

Page 909

Guy Williams as Zorro

something out of Zorro
referring to Stice's mask-like face bandage; see right for a picture of Guy Williams as Disney's television Zorro (originally aired 1957-1959)

porcine
like a swine

vantage
point of view

mano-à-tête
combination of "mano-a-mano" (Spanish: hand to hand) and "tête-à-tête" (French: head-to-head)

Good-Looking Men in
Although the Filmography says it is UNRELEASED, Hal apparently has a copy in the Viewing Room. Cf. Page 991.

Page 910

50 kilos
over 110 pounds

tam-o'-shanter
a Scottish style hat sometimes with a tassel, feather, or pompon in the center

Ocean Spray
a brand name of cranberry juice

Page 911

hydrophobia
fear of water; a manifestation of the disease rabies

pandemic
an epidemic that spreads through human populations across a large region (for example a continent), or even worldwide

Peterson's The Cage
"The Cage", a 28-minute surrealistic film from 1947, directed by Sidney Peterson

teleologic
regarding a final cause

Endnote 366

Professor H. Bloom
Harold Bloom (born 1930) is a prominent American literary critic.

artistic influenza
not actually one of Bloom's concepts

peripatetic
walking around

Page 911 (cont'd)

clinamen
an unpredictable swerve; see more here

tessera
can have several meanings; it's unclear which (if any) applies here

kenosis
the emptying of one's will to become receptive to God's will; see more here

daemonization
also "demonization;" essentially the repudiation of polytheistic deities by the teachings of monotheistic (or henotheistic) religions; see more here

askesis
from the Greek for asceticism, characterised by exercise and/or training to develop self-discipline and self-control for religious or meditative purposes

More Gately History

Page 911

Saugus
a suburb about 10 miles north of Boston

Page 912

B&E
breaking and entering

prenominate
named beforehand

priapistic
having priapisms, or painful, long-lasting erections

Teddibly Soddy
terribly sorry

Point Shirley
a neighborhood on Deer Island, south of Winthrop, Massachusetts, in the Massachusetts Bay east of Boston

L.T.I.
Long-term institution (glossed in note 365).

Endnote 367

Pen Registers
an electronic device that records the phone numbers of outgoing calls on a particular line

Page 912 (cont'd)

vigorish
the bookie's fee for his services (see "vig" later on the page and the note for page 204)

Page 913

skeet
the principal borrowed amount

Cafergot
A medication named after its combination of caffeine and ergotamine titrate, the chemical precursor to LSD; used to treat migraine headaches. Read about it here.

National Cranio-Facial Pain Foundation
presumably fictitious, although there is a Craniofacial Pain Center in Boise, Idaho; where Schacht interns, Page 267

hole
total outstanding debt

Endnote 368

Cimetidine
actually an antacid―strange that Wallace would make such an error, so perhaps it's deliberate

Page 914

Endnote 369

Mace
a brand name of pepper spray

Page 914 (cont'd)

Osco
a pharmacy chain

the Virus
i.e., HIV

Page 915

diabetes mellitus
more commonly known simply as "diabetes"

respiritic
presumably having to do with breathing

laminating
sealing in plastic

Page 916

The B.U. punter
a.k.a. Orin Incandenza

Billerica Minimum
the minimum-security Massachusetts Correctional Institution in Billerica, Massachusetts

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