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Nautikos
Yesss ... no wonder men refer to their cars by feminine pronouns. Fickle creatures at the best of times.
One wonders if the P of D had taken on yet another presona in the form of Two Horns Prescott. Or should one say " One Horn"?
posted by
ariel70
on June 8, 2006 at 2:26 PM
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Ariel,
!
And as for the identity of the old PofD, I imagine that in his protean nature he manages to assume many guises, be it that of the Blair Thing or, as in my case, the electrical components of my otherwise cherished Triumph TR250. That steed, the PofD willing, carried me to many a youthful adventure, but also often abandoned me...
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Nautikos
on June 8, 2006 at 1:54 PM
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Nautikos
Cor, stone me, guv! Goddamnit, this is a fantasy, not a physics lesson. How the hell do I know what Candelas is up to, eh? I only write the story, dun I?
Why I don't know, see, is 'cos I was bade thus to do by one whom I knew not in my dream. If dream it truly was.
Seriously, like some other stories of mine, that it almost the literal truth ( Sorry about that qualification of an absolute, but you know wot I mean, dontcha?) it wrote itself when I was asleep.
And as for your iniquitous allegation that poor innocent Lucas is the Prince of Darkness, do you not know the identity of the true P of D?
It is of course, the Blair Thing. His so-called wife is in fact the missing Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse : Bureaucracy. The creature has to spend such inordinate, and indecent sums on " her" appearance to hide his true identity.
I've met your sort before, my man ; if you'd been one of the five thousand you would've asked " Is this bread wholemeal, or Mother's Pride? And is there any mayo to go with the tuna?" Ha Ha
posted by
ariel70
on June 8, 2006 at 12:39 PM
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Pat _B
Hmmm ... what, may one ask?
posted by
ariel70
on June 8, 2006 at 12:27 PM
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Hmmm...
posted by
Pat_B
on June 8, 2006 at 6:13 AM
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Blanche
Duh!! You really must learn to be patient, Ms Blanche! All will be revealed in due course.
posted by
ariel70
on June 8, 2006 at 12:28 AM
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Ariel,
no, I've thought about it: this is not a metamorphosis, which would, after all, involve her body, not just her spirit. What really happens here is that she made a kind of Faustian deal, probably with the Prince of Darkness, (and no, I am not alluding to Lucas, purveyors of inadequate lighting to British Automobiles,
) in offering her soul in return for the fountain...
posted by
Nautikos
on June 7, 2006 at 5:23 PM
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Ariel,
Candelas says, "
as long as I shall live shall these rocks their waters yield.” Is this an attempt at a metamorphosis, giving herself, as water, to a parched land? Even though she knows, that metamorphoses are no longer 'eternal', as they were in ancient times?
posted by
Nautikos
on June 7, 2006 at 4:49 PM
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Say it isn't so, Ariel!
This can't be it!
posted by
Blanche.
on June 7, 2006 at 3:25 PM
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