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'''Dante (1265-1321)'''<br />
 
'''Dante (1265-1321)'''<br />
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154; Durante degli Alighieri, better known as Dante Alighieri or simply Dante, was an Italian Florentine poet; 226; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Alighieri Wikipedia entry]
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154; Durante degli Alighieri, better known as Dante Alighieri or simply Dante, was an Italian Florentine poet; 226; 401; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Alighieri Wikipedia entry]
  
 
'''Dash, Mayva'''<br />
 
'''Dash, Mayva'''<br />
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'''Dawes, Linnet'''<br />
 
'''Dawes, Linnet'''<br />
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204; schoolteacher friend of Stray's
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204; schoolteacher friend of Stray's; "had picked up a kind of glaze" 461;
  
 
'''Death'''<br />
 
'''Death'''<br />
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Jeshimon, 209-210; "region of metaphor" 230;
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Jeshimon, 209-210; "region of metaphor" 230; "white riders of the borderline" 362; and the State, 372; counter-death, aka Chemistry, 372; '''momias''', 383; 392; 436; 461; 478;  
  
 
'''De Bottle, Coombs'''<br />
 
'''De Bottle, Coombs'''<br />
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'''Dee, Curly'''<br />
 
'''Dee, Curly'''<br />
 
260; runs a road ranch for n'er-do-wells in Telluride
 
260; runs a road ranch for n'er-do-wells in Telluride
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'''Deep Blavatsky'''<br />
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434; under-sand mountain ranges
  
 
'''De Forest'''<br />
 
'''De Forest'''<br />
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'''delirium'''<br />
 
'''delirium'''<br />
 
41; comes from the Latin ''de'', meaning down or away from, and ''lira'', a furrow or track in the fields; that is, to be off the track, or out of the groove.
 
41; comes from the Latin ''de'', meaning down or away from, and ''lira'', a furrow or track in the fields; that is, to be off the track, or out of the groove.
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'''Denza, Luigi'''<br />
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353; singer;
  
 
<div id="descarte"></div>'''Descarte, Ren&eacute; (1596-1650)'''<br />
 
<div id="descarte"></div>'''Descarte, Ren&eacute; (1596-1650)'''<br />
 
10; René Descartes, also known as Cartesius, was a noted French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. Dubbed the "Founder of Modern Philosophy" and the "Father of Modern Mathematics," he ranks as one of the most important and influential thinkers of modern times. For good or bad, much of subsequent western philosophy is a reaction to his writings, which have been closely studied from his time down to the present day; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Descartes Wikipedia entry]
 
10; René Descartes, also known as Cartesius, was a noted French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. Dubbed the "Founder of Modern Philosophy" and the "Father of Modern Mathematics," he ranks as one of the most important and influential thinkers of modern times. For good or bad, much of subsequent western philosophy is a reaction to his writings, which have been closely studied from his time down to the present day; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Descartes Wikipedia entry]
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'''''Despedida'''''<br />
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373; "tramp steamer"
  
 
'''Deuce'''<br />
 
'''Deuce'''<br />
 
260; sidekick of Sloat;
 
260; sidekick of Sloat;
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'''Deux Esp&eacute;ces'''<br />
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372; French: two species;
  
 
'''Devil'''<br />
 
'''Devil'''<br />
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161; interior designer
 
161; interior designer
  
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'''Diaz, President Porfirio'''<br />
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'''Diaz, President Porfirio (1830-1915)'''<br />
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7; José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori (15 September 1830 – 2 July 1915), Mexican war hero and President (later considered a dictator), ruled Mexico from 1876 until 1911 (with the exception of a four-year period); [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porfirio_Diaz Wikipedia entry]
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7; José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori was a Mexican war hero and President (later considered a dictator), ruled Mexico from 1876 until 1911 (with the exception of a four-year period); 379;  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porfirio_Diaz Wikipedia entry]
  
 
'''Dickens, Charles (1812-1870)'''<br />
 
'''Dickens, Charles (1812-1870)'''<br />
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'''Dieter'''<br />
 
'''Dieter'''<br />
 
292; the barkeep at Cosmopolitan Saloon
 
292; the barkeep at Cosmopolitan Saloon
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'''Dinsmore, Elsie'''<br />
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480; a character in a series of books written by Martha Finley (1828-1909), between 1867 and 1894, that chart Elsie's life from the age of 8 till she's married. They're wholesome and shot through with Christian values; [http://www.elsiedinsmore.com/ The Elsie Dinsmore website...]
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'''Dipple, Archie'''<br />
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358; friend of Stray's, involved in Camel scheme
  
 
'''Disco, Ellmore'''<br />
 
'''Disco, Ellmore'''<br />
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283; in Telluride, maybe from Mexico, or Finland; maybe "music-hall Chinese" 285;
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283; in Telluride, maybe from Mexico, or Finland; maybe "music-hall Chinese" 285; 383;
  
 
'''Disco, Loomis'''<br />
 
'''Disco, Loomis'''<br />
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'''''Dishforth's Illustrated Weekly'''''<br />
 
'''''Dishforth's Illustrated Weekly'''''<br />
 
75; in which Merle Rideout reads an article about Erlys
 
75; in which Merle Rideout reads an article about Erlys
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'''Divine Walt'''<br />
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492;
  
 
'''Dope'''<br />
 
'''Dope'''<br />
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'''Dottore'''<br />
 
'''Dottore'''<br />
 
252;
 
252;
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'''Dragshaw, Mrs.'''<br />
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337; hiring in New York restaurant
  
 
'''Drave'''<br />
 
'''Drave'''<br />
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'''Dreams'''<br />
 
'''Dreams'''<br />
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250; "maps begin as dreams";
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250; "maps begin as dreams"; "Dreamtime Movy" (theater), 450; 460; 471; Deuces, 475; Lake Traverse's, 480; 504; Dally's, 508, 523; Kit's, 511;  
  
 
<div id="drop"></div>'''Drop, Jimmy'''<br />
 
<div id="drop"></div>'''Drop, Jimmy'''<br />
 
198; "notorious local gunhand"; "longtime associate" of Reef Traverse, 206; 216; confrontation with Willis Turnstone, 309;
 
198; "notorious local gunhand"; "longtime associate" of Reef Traverse, 206; 216; confrontation with Willis Turnstone, 309;
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'''Duck, Mock'''<br />
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338; his "boys", Chinese; "rogue gunman" of Hip Sing, 340;
  
 
'''duck soup'''<br />
 
'''duck soup'''<br />

Revision as of 16:00, 11 November 2006

dagga rooker
169; South African colloquial term for a person who smokes dagga, a South African word for marijuana;

Dance of Lavalava, the Volcano Goddess
27; performed by Miss McAdoo

Dante (1265-1321)
154; Durante degli Alighieri, better known as Dante Alighieri or simply Dante, was an Italian Florentine poet; 226; 401; Wikipedia entry

Dash, Mayva
88; saloon girl at Pap Wyman's Saloon; married Webb Traverse

Dawes, Linnet
204; schoolteacher friend of Stray's; "had picked up a kind of glaze" 461;

Death
Jeshimon, 209-210; "region of metaphor" 230; "white riders of the borderline" 362; and the State, 372; counter-death, aka Chemistry, 372; momias, 383; 392; 436; 461; 478;

De Bottle, Coombs
234

Dee, Curly
260; runs a road ranch for n'er-do-wells in Telluride

Deep Blavatsky
434; under-sand mountain ranges

De Forest
29;

delirium
41; comes from the Latin de, meaning down or away from, and lira, a furrow or track in the fields; that is, to be off the track, or out of the groove.

Denza, Luigi
353; singer;

Descarte, René (1596-1650)

10; René Descartes, also known as Cartesius, was a noted French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. Dubbed the "Founder of Modern Philosophy" and the "Father of Modern Mathematics," he ranks as one of the most important and influential thinkers of modern times. For good or bad, much of subsequent western philosophy is a reaction to his writings, which have been closely studied from his time down to the present day; Wikipedia entry

Despedida
373; "tramp steamer"

Deuce
260; sidekick of Sloat;

Deux Espéces
372; French: two species;

Devil
212; upsidedown star; 226;

de Wolfe, Elsie
161; interior designer

Diaz, President Porfirio (1830-1915)
7; José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori was a Mexican war hero and President (later considered a dictator), ruled Mexico from 1876 until 1911 (with the exception of a four-year period); 379; Wikipedia entry

Dickens, Charles (1812-1870)
167; Charles John Huffam Dickens, pen-name "Boz", was an English novelist. Wikipedia entry

Dieter
292; the barkeep at Cosmopolitan Saloon

Dinsmore, Elsie
480; a character in a series of books written by Martha Finley (1828-1909), between 1867 and 1894, that chart Elsie's life from the age of 8 till she's married. They're wholesome and shot through with Christian values; The Elsie Dinsmore website...

Dipple, Archie
358; friend of Stray's, involved in Camel scheme

Disco, Ellmore
283; in Telluride, maybe from Mexico, or Finland; maybe "music-hall Chinese" 285; 383;

Disco, Loomis
286; son of Ellmore

Dishforth's Illustrated Weekly
75; in which Merle Rideout reads an article about Erlys

Divine Walt
492;

Dope
368; grifa, 375; hikuli, 392; pot, 419; 431; 433; 473; laudanum, 473, 483; opium, 484, 545; opium beer, 490; 496; hashish, 522; absinthe, 529;

Dottore
252;

Dragshaw, Mrs.
337; hiring in New York restaurant

Drave
39;

Dreams
250; "maps begin as dreams"; "Dreamtime Movy" (theater), 450; 460; 471; Deuces, 475; Lake Traverse's, 480; 504; Dally's, 508, 523; Kit's, 511;

Drop, Jimmy

198; "notorious local gunhand"; "longtime associate" of Reef Traverse, 206; 216; confrontation with Willis Turnstone, 309;

Duck, Mock
338; his "boys", Chinese; "rogue gunman" of Hip Sing, 340;

duck soup
25; cinch: any undertaking that is easy to do;

duendes
308; Spanish: spirits;

dynamite
81;


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