idarke, if my opinion matters, I think Locher started with an idea for a clever ending, but couldn’t figure out how to write the story that would set it up. I’m convinced that Moribund will die an ironic death in the granary, and that Thick will be an uninvolved bystander. But Locher couldn’t think of a rational way to get the two characters alone, so he tossed off this dreamlike plot.
idarke, if my opinion matters, I think Locher started with an idea for a clever ending, but couldn’t figure out how to write the story that would set it up. I’m convinced that Moribund will die an ironic death in the granary, and that Thick will be an uninvolved bystander. But Locher couldn’t think of a rational way to get the two characters alone, so he tossed off this dreamlike plot.