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Recently, the following colloquy took place between the secretary in our San Antonio, Texas bureau and an anonymous telephoner. Said our girl, answering the phone : Garfield ni-yon, three-seven...
Garfield ni-yon, three-seven...
...clear the earth with speed to spare, says Professor Herrick, a space ship should start at 8 miles per second. Once clear, it becomes a miniature planet with an orbit of its own. The gravitation fields of surrounding bodies pull it hither & yon. By taking advantage of these pulls, the space navigator can guide his ship...
Similes and metaphors romp hither & yon ("Here I am like a crow, circling, circling around and around, circling and cawing, cawing as I swoop in a downward arc to sink my teeth into the same old dilemma"). And, as ever, at the dip of a rambling pen, the characteristic Farrell brashness melts into oleomargarine
...From yon far country blows...