# Against the Day: Ch. 32-33

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Published: 2026-07-03T04:01:00+00:00
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## Resource

After some much-needed psychic rehabilitation, the whole crew is back together, and like Lindsay and the other Chums reuniting, we're diving in deep straight off the bat. Things do get twisted, perhaps even time itself, with a tinker like Merle at Candlebrow up to his elbows in the stuff. Please have your textbooks with you. Next episode: Ch. 34-35 (p. 460-488) If you like what we're doing and want to support the show, please consider making a donation on Ko-Fi. Funds we receive will be used to upgrade equipment, pay hosting fees, and help make the show better. https://ko-fi.com/mappingthezone If you enjoyed our discussion, please check out the following media that relates to these chapters: Films/TV: Burn These Books ( https://www.youtube.com/@BurnTheseBooks ) Music: Brazil (dir. Terry Gilliam, 1985); Dark City (dir. Alex Proyas, 1998) As always, thanks so much for listening! Email: ⁠ mappingthezonepod@gmail.com ⁠ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mappingthezone.bsky.social Twitter: https://twitter.com/pynchonpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mappingthezonepodcast/ Edited by: Max (thanks Max!) Show art by Brad Wetzel: @bradspersecond (on IG and Reddit) bradspersecond.com

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