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... However, Berryman’s disclosure about his characters clarifies a stylistic strategy he employs in the first entrance of Henry’s ostensible pseudonym. Line 7 and 8 of Song 2 read “—Sir Bones, or Galahad: astonishin / yo legal & yo good. Is you feel well?” One is accustomed to the m-dash serving as an indication of dialogue. One is also familiar with the dramatic convention of identifying a speaker ...

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