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 * The story told in [[Pantagruel's Nativity]] comes from French mythology and is taken from the book ''[[Pantagruel and Panurge|Gargantua and Pantagruel]]'' by [[Francois Rabelais]]. Same for [[The Advent Of Panurge]] on [[Octopus]]. Check out [http://www.pantagruelion.com/ The Pantagruelion] for full info on these French giants.
+* The first six notes of [[Pantagruel's Nativity]] are repeated throughout the piece within different themes (thanks to Donald Prince):
+** At 0:00, these first 6 notes starts off the piece
+** At 0:25, introduction of the vocal melody.
+** At 1:50, strummed on the guitar.
+** At 3:09, after the grandiose vocal arrangement (Pantagruel born, the earth was...).
+** At 3:28, in the vibraphone solo.
+** At 4:07, in the guitar solo.
+** At 5:18, trumpet plays the melody within the new orchestration of said part.
 * The chromatic vocal harmonies in the chorus of [[Pantagruel's Nativity]] are thoroughly analyzed in ''[[Proclamation (magazine)|Proclamation]]'' issue number 4.
 * [[Edge Of Twilight]] begins with the words "The moon is down": the title of track 6, [[The Moon Is Down]]. (Thanks to Jerry McCarthy.) Likewise, [[The Moon Is Down]] contains the phrase "edge of twilight" (at 1:06).