GR translation: a white kerchief at her crown

[Mike Weaver]

As here, the ends being the points
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On 26/11/2025 15:20, Mike Jing wrote:
> V656.1-4, P669.4-7   She comes riding into town on a stolen bicycle: a
> white kerchief at her crown, fluttering behind in points, a distinguished
> emissary from a drained and captured land, herself full of ancient title,
> but nothing in the way of usable power, not even a fantasy of it.
>
> The "crown" here refers to the top of her head, not an actual ornamental
> headdress, is that correct?
>
> The published translation thinks she is still wearing the silver crown she
> wore in Part I, which I don't believe is the case here.
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