ZK translation: contoured windows

Jamie McKittrick jamiemckit at gmail.com
Tue Oct 31 03:08:12 CDT 2017


Could be like like the contours on topographical maps which resemble the
warped surface of old panes of glass.

https://archive.cnx.org/resources/c1a53733e85627f1bff76acac1db3c42f5611efd/Picture%201.png

https://sjskogerboe.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/cabin-window_-warped.jpg

Or it could be an allusion to the cosmetics practice of defining shape
through shade, although this I doubt.

http://beverlyhillsmd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ContourHighlight2.jpg

Sorry to hear about the GR translation, Mike. That sucks. But this is good
news at least. I'll try to help where I can.

On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 7:56 AM, Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
wrote:

> P3.1-4   Everybody wants to own the end of the world.
>        This is what my father said, standing by the contoured windows in
> his New York office—private wealth management, dynasty trusts, emerging
> markets.
>
> What are "contoured windows" exactly?
>
>
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