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   Ardith Hinton:   
      
   AH> Hmm.  Peter Taylor may have considered it acceptable to   
   AH> introduce a tense change at the beginning of a new   
   AH> paragraph, but I don't see what purpose it serves here.   
      
   Furthermore, he has done it in mid-paragraph too!  As to   
   Taylor's purpose in a narraion, I think a brief lapse into   
   the Present is a kind of emphasizing device -- like zoom and   
   slow motion in cinematograph (think "Keoma") -- that, if   
   employed sparingly, can for a short duration intensify the   
   concentration of the reader through increased "presnece".   
   Such, at least, is my impression.   
      
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