GR translation: a hypodermic set upright on the desk

[GK]

Yes, one can. But remember, needles have plastic bases which allow them 
to stand upright.

On 26-Jun-22 8:47 AM, Mike Jing wrote:
> I thought having a needle directly on the desk would contaminate it, 
> render it unusable. If it's with the syringe, one can still refer to 
> the needle part as a spire.
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 25, 2022 at 3:59 PM GK <greekplister at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     I believe it is a verb. The hypodermic needle is set upright on the
>     desk. I think it is a needle, because it looks more like a spire.
>
>     On 25-Jun-22 7:39 PM, Mike Jing wrote:
>     > V52.40-53.3, P54.1-5   “What I want,” Pointsman leaning now into the
>     > central radiance of the lamp, his white face more vulnerable
>     than his
>     > voice, whispering across the burning spire of a hypodermic set
>     upright on
>     > the desk, “what I really need, is not a dog, not an octopus, but
>     one of
>     > your fine Foxes. Damn it. One, little, Fox!”
>     >
>     > Is the word "set" here a noun or a verb? What's sitting upright
>     on the
>     > desk, syringe with needle, or just the needle alone?
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