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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