> the first time i read "raise high..." i thought that > salinger was enclosing a blank page by way of > explanation for the story. I still think he did !! Didn't he ?? > and i went aroung thinking that until the second time > i read it. and was disappointed just because i like > the way i misread it better. I think this manifests itself in song lyrics. Sometimes I get disappointed when I finally read the `real' lyrics because the personally tailored version of the song I had in my head instantly falls away. Vive la misreading!!! Sometimes - a lot of the time - it's better than reading things properly! P.S. Have you got a copy of that story? It sounds like a real corker! Camille verona_beach@geocities.com @ THE ARTS HOLE www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6442 THE INVERTED FOREST www.angelfire.com/pa/invertedforest