I think one major plot element contained only in the footnotes is the PGOAT's face status, that is, the status of the face is very different if you read only on

I think one major plot element contained only in the footnotes is the PGOAT's face status, that is, the status of the face is very different if you read only one and not the other. But it's been a long time since I read it, maybe 20 years, so I'm only telling you what I remember thinking.