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     I have always been wary of mystery stories.  When I try
to articulate my aversion, I rationalize that life itself is
inherently mysterious, and that the writer of mystery stories
seduces the reader to believe that our experiences are or
should be clear and intelligible.  The mystery story is a
contrivance which is significant only on the assumption that
life itself is devoid of mystery, and that the mystery of
life is a scheme that can be imposed on it.

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Copyright 2006, Ernst Jochen Meyer
