Re: Hand clap Zen koan

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> Well yeah there are definitely Zen references in the other stories. Not
jsut
> subtle ones. But I don't think we can exactly say something like "oh
Salinger
> OBVIOUSLY put the koan there bcause..." etc....

Well ... can't we? As is `obviously he put it there for *some* reason?'
That's certainly not claiming any big dibs on authorial intent. Either he
put it there for some reason or he put it there for no reason. And you
could argue this point, but I think Salinger rarely does anything for no
reason.

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