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Junk mail, mostly. One of my lesser triumphs.
— The Devil · Brimstone
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The Devil claims junk mail as an achievement and immediately places it below other, unnamed successes. That modest ranking makes an everyday nuisance part of a much larger scale of mischief. The understated comparison is what gives the small annoyance an unexpectedly sinister ownership.
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