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Paul Drallos wrote:
>   I am not arguing
> that Galatea is not fiction.  Of course it is fiction.  I am arguing that it
> doesn't have a plot in the sense of what Adam is refering to in his post.
>

I felt that not only did Galatea have a plot, it was a fascinating
modernization of one literally millenia old.  On top of that, the plot
was revealed in a truly interactive manner, one not possible to
replicate in a traditional text.  Incredibly apt use-of-medium.

-Jim

