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

[Mike Jing]

Right.  I should have thought of that.

On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 7:12 AM, James Kyllo <jkyllo at gmail.com> wrote:

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