Father Inire

Ryan Dunn · 27 Dec 2011, 21:55 · from 2011-December.txt.gz

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From: ryan at liftingfaces.com (Ryan Dunn)
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:55:59 -0600
Subject: (urth) Father Inire
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So Jeff, is it your opinion that Rudesind is not short? I'm confused. I mean, I get the flaws you pointed out but did you have a counter view? Sorry.

...ryan

On Dec 27, 2011, at 12:58 PM, Jeff Wilson <jwilson at clueland.com> wrote:

> On 12/27/2011 10:05 AM, Ryan Dunn wrote:
>> Why would one sit on a "step" ladder, let alone do so while actively cleaning a painting?
> 
> Because sitting allows an old man to work longer at a stretch, and there is nowhere else to sit within reach of paintings high on a wall.
> 
>> To me: 1. Rudesind is standing on a step ladder; and 2. Severian thinking he at first sees a man sitting on a high stool (I'm envisioning a bar stool) implies that (combined with the monkey like long arms and the way he "scrambles") that Rudesind is gangly and short indeed.
> 
> It seems to me that you are uniquely suited as a motion picture artist to illustrate your hypothesis.
> 
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