GR translation: a hypodermic set upright on the desk

[Mike Jing]

Modern ones, yes. WWII ones do not appear to have plastic bases on them.
They should still be able to stand though.


On Sun, Jun 26, 2022 at 2:36 AM GK <greekplister at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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>