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  • @TriflingToad@lemmy.world
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    82 months ago

    just gonna put this here

    Approximate transcription: “Some of you fuckers complained that I didn’t use periods in my last book. Take these ones and place them wherever you want Peace out and go to hell. [page and a half of random punctuation]”

    • Flying Squid
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      32 months ago

      Also:

      Early metafiction is fun, if not especially easy to read.

    • @seaweedsheep@literature.cafe
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      22 months ago

      In case you don’t know, that’s an excerpt from A Pickle for the Knowing Ones by Timothy Dexter, a man known for making terrible financial choices at the right time. For example, he sent coal to Newcastle, which arrived just after miners went on strike, so he made a fortune. His whole life is a farce.