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If LET THY SONS MAKE PILLAGE (original title of Nicholas John Turner’s “Let the Boys Play”) is in fact an anagram, solution GAS KILLS NEOPHYTE MA would at least fit content of last chapter. (This might-or-might-not-be puzzle is driving me nuts!) @thebookdesk.bsky.social

Andrew Roff

@roffwrites.bsky.social

24 May 2025

Wow! It would not surprise me if NJT had lodged this here for his own enjoyment and that of the handful of readers (just you??) who'll dive this deep...

Peter Dann

@peterdannauthor.com

Exactly. I’m not quite sure why I “smell” anagram here, but I’ve become convinced the novel is built from surfaces below which lie alternative readings, so this does seem at least plausible. If, as seems likely, I do not manage to crack this riddle, I do hope someone else will (and will share that!)

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