BtZ42 p.4 - curved spokes

[Monte Davis]

".the evacuees are taken in lots, by elevator — a moving wood scaffold open
on all sides, hoisted by old tarry ropes and cast iron pulleys whose spokes
are shaped like Ss."

Image-Google "curved spokes" for variations on this mostly obsolete design
style. Spokes that are actually S-shaped are rare; more often they are
singly curved, forming an S on either side of the hub. Hublessly, see the
familiar Taoist yin/yang symbol.

Maybe a whisper of anticipation, too, of *Summe,* the integral sign that is
also the shape in plan of the Mittelwerk tunnels (p. 300)?
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