The first and third parts have epigraphs (Part 1 from Deacon Blue’s song “Wages Day,” and Part 3 from a poem by Angus Calder); the title of Part 2 is taken from a poem by Hugh MacDiarmid which Rebus quotes to himself in chapter 1.
ðə fˈɜːst ænd θˈɜːd pˈɑːɹts hæv ˈɛpɪɡɹˌæfz pˈɑːɹt wˈʌn fɹʌm dˈiːkən blˈuːz sˈɔŋ “wˈeɪdʒᵻz dˈeɪ,” ænd pˈɑːɹt θɹˈiː fɹʌm ɐ pˈoʊᵻm baɪ ˈæŋɡəs kˈɔldɚ; ðə tˈaɪɾəl ʌv pˈɑːɹt tˈuː ɪz tˈeɪkən fɹʌm ɐ pˈoʊᵻm baɪ hjˈuː mˈæk dˈaɪəəmˌɪd wˌɪtʃ ɹᵻbjˈuːz kwˈoʊts tə hɪmsˈɛlf ɪn tʃˈæptɚ wˈʌn.