https://against-the-day.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=DjwolfThomas Pynchon Wiki - User contributions [en]2026-06-04T07:54:59ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.43.6https://against-the-day.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chums_of_Chance&diff=2146Chums of Chance2006-11-21T22:52:45Z<p>Djwolf: </p>
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<div>Young mens' organization. The Charter of the Chums of Chance includes a paraphrase of Star Trek's "Prime Directive" not to violate the rules of a local culture. The initial appearance of the Chums in ATD, in the sky aboard a hydrogen balloon, may recall the appearance of the three _Knaben_ in Mozart's _Die Zauberflöte_.</div>Djwolf