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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Litefantastic (talk | contribs) at 11:13, 7 September 2005. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Not sure that "five by" makes this book related to Hearts in Atlantis. "Five by" is a military/police phrase which is short for "five by five". The true use of this term is to describe the quality of a radio connection in terms of clarity and volume, on scales of 1-5 respectively. Thusly, a connection which is 5x5 has excellent clarity and excellent volume. When being used as a general term for "everything is cool", it's sometimes shorted to "five by". The fact that Sully used it in Hearts in Atlantis and the troopers used it in From a Buick 8 do not tie the books together, IMHO.

Well, alright, but teh character of Dieffenbacher, [sic], does appear in both... I think. -Litefantastic 11:13, 7 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
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