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For the "Blue Opera" part, see other posts so tagged.

The above may, if one likes, be regarded as ekphrasis for . . .

(For the part played by "six" and "nine" above, see Lo Shu.)

"Your life, little girl, is an empty page . . . ." — Song lyric

* A reference to a New Yorker  cartoon of July 18, 2024.

Wikipedia — In the original Tom Clancy novel of "The Sum of All Fears"

"The East Germans hope that the war will eliminate both superpowers
and punish the Soviets for betraying World Socialism . . . ."

In the film, the villainy originates NOT with communist East Germans,
but instead with an international conspiracy of neo-fascists.
(LA premiere — May 29, 2002).

The Puccini song "Nessun Dorma" played at the end of the film
is, in the film plot, a favorite of the fascists.  It was also featured
at the balloon-drop ending of the Republican National Convention
after midnight on Friday morning, July 19, 2024.

Related reading —

. . . And politics for Bridget —

Click Bridget for the operatic "Nessun Dorma"
at the end of the May 2002 film "The Sum of All Fears."

See also the recent Log24 posts

• Rogues Prefer Brunettes,
• Traumnovelle , and
• Culture Clash.

Not so recent —

Some remarks from the date of the LA premiere
of "The Sum of All Fears," ending with . . .

"By groping toward the light we are made to realize
how deep the darkness is around us."
— Arthur Koestler, The Call Girls: A Tragi-Comedy ,
Random House, 1973, page 118.

New Yorker  Eyeliner meets NY Times  Headliner . . .

Deep Blue  song (adapted) —

"I've been terribly alone and forgotten in Rehoboth . . . ."