During Winter Quarter 2005, I took a class on Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. The final assignment was to make a set of notecards that were to be the bare bones of a larger work; a successful project would give our teacher "an orgasm at the base of her spine." I had entirely too much fun with mine, which, despite appearances, actually has more than nothing to do with the novel and with Nabokov himself. Here you can go through both an unadorned version and an annotated explanation. Many thanks to my friends who graciously allowed me the use of their scanners.

Fi - fidele; loyal to
Lo - Dolores; Dolly; Miss Haze herself
together: rough; homemade; DIY

RAW | REVEALED

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