Paul Quinn -> Ardith Hinton!
I read your message from 15.10.2018 00:31

 AH>> IMHO the first half of the translated version needs a bit more
 AH>> work, but the tarmac sea/sea of asphalt does appear to be a paved
 AH>> road.... :-)

 PQ> Yes, Michael is more likely correct.

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 AH>> the two ideas together I imagine the narrator is referring to
 AH>> someplace like Las Vegas, where there is an air of unreality about
 AH>> everything.

 PQ> Yes. I fear we will have to wait for Alexander's comments
 PQ> (including potential clarification), after he returns from chasing
 PQ> the last days of summer in Moscow over the weekend. 

No comment from my side. As we say in Russia, I am listening to and wind it on
my whisker. ;-) I hope I will have some more questions, reading that book. I
read it because a paper book is much better for language learning than the
e-version of a book. I can make marks and remarks with my pencil.

Bye, Paul!
Alexander Koryagin
english_tutor 2018

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