GR translation: But they pranced the screen full of the Sagittarian fire

[Mark Kohut]

I think you and Mike are correct.....(even McLuhan called TV a cool medium
(if TV is intended)

Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)As the third fire sign—and ninth sign
overall—Sagittarians are all about over-the-top self-expression, adventure,
learning, philosophizing, a positive outlook, seemingly organic fortune,
and strong, direct opinions.

On Sun, Apr 20, 2025 at 12:57 AM Michael Bailey <
michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think your doubts are well-founded
>
> Sagittarius of course is an astrological sign; one of the fire signs.
> She and the horse are much more likely to contain that attribute than the
> movie screen,
>
> i suppose a case could be made for including the movie screen, but even so,
> that would mostly involve its being a vessel for
> the Sagittarian-fiery images of Greta and Snake.
>
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 20, 2025 at 12:34 AM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > V482.29-483.2, P490.33-491.5   In Weisse Sandwüste von Neumexiko she
> played
> > a cowgirl. First thing, they’d asked, “Can you ride?” “Of course,” she’d
> > answered. Never been closer than roadside ditches in time of war to any
> > horse in her life, but she needed the work. When the moment came to
> saddle
> > up, it never occurred to her to be afraid of the beast pressing up
> between
> > her thighs. It was an American horse named Snake. Trained or not, it
> could
> > have run away with her, even killed her. But they pranced the screen full
> > of the Sagittarian fire, Gretel and that colt, and her smile never drew
> > back.
> >
> > What does "full of the Sagittarian fire" describe here? The published
> > translation interpreted it as modifying the word "screen", which I don't
> > think is correct.
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