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Old 07-28-2020, 01:50 PM   #18
Flint
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Originally Posted by Griff View Post
Now you've got me spending time with lyics...
I've finally got Cygnus X-1 straight in my head-- the last track on Farewell to Kings, (Book I: The Voyage), is followed by the first track on Hemispheres, (Book II: Hemispheres), meaning the whole "Apollo/Dionysus" story arc is just the finale of the story about a guy flying a spaceship into a black hole-- reprised by one repetition of three acoustic guitar chords, a sample echoing in the background, and one stanza mentioning the Rocinante-- incidentally, Don Quixote's horse!
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