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IDEAS AS POSSESSIONS




(* [Her mind] shut down *)---not completely---but enough that only some images were processed, some sounds heard, a portion of the pain felt---(* THE REST TO BE HELD IN TRUST.*)
[[Text: source p.184]]

I've (* INHERITED HIS THOUGHTS AND IDEAS.*) But I've got some [thoughts/ideas] of my own.
[[Speech: source]]
{said by new manager of Arsenal footbal club; ``his'' = old manager}
{NB: transfer of possession of thoughts from one person to another}