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Pale Fire's Luna Moth sarcophagus
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Note from Don Johnson:
Pale Fire Luna Moth (Actias luna) is common in the Eastern U.S.
Note to line 90-93
The draft reads:
..........................................her room (Hazel's)
We've kept intact, Her trivia for us
Retrace her style: the leaf sarcophagus
(A Luna's dead and shrivelled-up cocoon
The reference is to what my dictionary defines as "a large, tailed, pale green moth, the caterpillar of which feeds on the hickory." I suspect Shade altered this passage because his moth’s name clashed with "Moon" in the next line.
NOTE: The attached photos show both the Luna Moth and the leaf sarcophagus and the (Luna's dead and shrivelled-up cocoon
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Pale Fire Luna Moth (Actias luna) is common in the Eastern U.S.
Note to line 90-93
The draft reads:
..........................................her room (Hazel's)
We've kept intact, Her trivia for us
Retrace her style: the leaf sarcophagus
(A Luna's dead and shrivelled-up cocoon
The reference is to what my dictionary defines as "a large, tailed, pale green moth, the caterpillar of which feeds on the hickory." I suspect Shade altered this passage because his moth’s name clashed with "Moon" in the next line.
NOTE: The attached photos show both the Luna Moth and the leaf sarcophagus and the (Luna's dead and shrivelled-up cocoon
Search the archive: http://listserv.ucsb.edu/archives/nabokv-l.html
Contact the Editors: mailto:nabokv-l@utk.edu,nabokv-l@holycross.edu
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