The narrator’s chocolate factory is going under.
Vladimir Nabokov, Despair (1966).
Can you guess?
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[The answer is chocolate: chock — O! — late. And the three together — chocolate — are his ruin. This post has no relation to Chock full o’Nuts, though it’s wonderful to enjoy a piece of chocolate and a cup of that heavenly coffee.]
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Chock!
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