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35, ad on a paper match cover Hicks finds on the sidewalk;
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22, Pynchon song sung by Hicks, to April
loophound
A "loop-hound" is a dated, vulgar slang term for a person who frequented a specific downtown district, known as the Loop (in this case, Chicago), in search of amusement and cheer. The term implies someone who "hounded" after such entertainment within the crowded and noisy Loop, a reference that is now mostly found in older texts; 101;
