GR translation: A tree has inexplicably withered in the street to a shingly black corpse

[James Kyllo]

Consider also the skin condition

J

On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 9:53 AM, Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
wrote:

> V632.1-9   He arrives at Twelfth House on Gallaho Mews in a homicidal
> state of mind. Bicycle thieves run down the back streets, old pros wheeling
> them three abreast at a good pace. Young men with natty mustaches preen in
> the windows. Children loot the dustbins. Courtyard corners are drifted with
> official papers, the shed skin of a Beast at large. A tree has inexplicably
> withered in the street to a shingly black corpse. A fly lands belly-up on
> the front fender of Roger’s motorcycle, thrashes ten seconds, folds its
> veined and sensitive wings, and dies. Quick as that. First one Roger has
> ever seen.
>
> What does "shingly" mean here?  I assume it refers to roof shingles. Is it
> meant to describe the appearance of the tree bark, as if it is made of
> shingles?
>



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