First line of Against the Day?

Steven mcquaryq at comcast.net
Sat Oct 7 21:33:19 CDT 2006


	I believe he's referring to the lines holding the balloons in place  
-- you can see a twisting in their form not unlike on a peppermint  
stick, or a barber pole, for that matter.  What are they though,  
reconnaisance balloons?


On Oct 6, 2006, at 3:51 PM, Ya Sam wrote:

> One of the sentences I have problems understanding. Is he comparing  
> snowflakes to the peppermint-sticks or is 'white' something else?

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