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         Well I have to accept this text at face value because the backstory behind these exhibits might be false.  I do believe that the book Mr. Wilson and his Cabinet Full of Wonders is just a journal or documentation of Weschler’s experiences in a museum of natural history such as the Museum of Jurassic Technology.  I realized that the dreamy first nine pages are relative to the realistic body of the text.  It is quite interesting that Weschler’s pensive manner subtly exists in the second portion.  Museums are interesting because they exhibit such bizarre things like a strand of hair with ‘May all your dreams come true’ written on it.  So whimsical that the supposed educational institution seems like a Hollywood movie.  Which is ironic because Wilson went to film school.  Also, because through Weschler’s secondary research the reader now knows that many of the primary notions were false.  If I were Weschler I would have just visited the museum, observed the pieces, perhaps made a few inferences then go to the library where there are credible sources.  Weschler’s journey seems very long and aimless, for he focused on ‘word of the mouth’ instead of the written word.  Which can be okay, but various parts of one’s memory are disconnected like a dream.  It is pleasing that Weschler did not just breeze through Wilson’s education at CalArts, but it seems like Weschler confuses avant-garde art with natural history on occasion. In my perspective they are two different worlds, or cultures.