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somebody pleeeaaaasssseee explain this quote to me: ""when a body meets a body coming through the rye." it's been going through my head for a week now: i know it's from catcher in the rye and a reference to a robert burns poem. but what does it mean?
[update: mark also remembers the burns poem; dan was hoping it would have something to do with the hallucinogenic rye fungus (ergot) that's often blamed for the salem witch hysteria, but offers a discussion about the metaphorical & literal meaning; chas thinks it has to do with crossing a ford, but thinks i should check w/ margaret barber. wow, thanks, all!]