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Section 12. Of the Doctrine of our Priests
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The teachings of the Circles can be summed up in a simple statement: “Attend to your Configuration.”
Whether political, religious, or moral, every lesson the Circles teach us has the goal of improving the Configuration, or physical shape, of individuals and society at large, with special importance placed on the Configuration of Circles, which is the most important goal of all.
The Circles are to be praised for how well they’ve suppressed the ancient lies that convinced men to waste their time and energy laboring under the false belief that someone’s behavior was shaped through free will, effort, training, encouragement, praise, or anything else except Configuration.
It was Pantocyclus, the hero mentioned before now as the one who ended the Color Revolt, who first convinced mankind that Configuration is what makes the man – that if, for example, you were born an Isosceles with two Irregular sides, it’s guaranteed you would go down the wrong path in life unless you got them evened out.
This would require a visit to the Isosceles Hospital, or, if you were an Equillateral Triangle or Square, or even a Polygon, if you were born with any Irregularity, you must be brought to one of the Regular Hospitals to be cured. Otherwise, you would inevitably die in the State Prison, or by the sharp angle of the State Executioner.
Pantocyclus declared that every social problem, from the smallest misbehaviors to the most outrageously violent crimes, was caused by physical Irregularity of the body, which could be caused by anything from bumping into someone in a crowd, or not exercising enough, or exercising too much, or even just a sudden change of temperature.
This Illustrious Philosopher concluded from this idea that good behavior deserves no praise, and bad behavior deserves no blame. Why should you praise, for example, the work ethic of a Square lawyer who works hard to defend his clients, when you should instead be admiring the perfect precision of his right angles?
Why should you blame a lying, thieving Isosceles, when instead you should be hating the incurable Irregularity of his sides?
In theory, this doctrine is unquestionable. But in practice, it has some drawbacks.
When dealing with an Isosceles, if the lowlife argues that he can’t stop himself from stealing because of his Irregularity, the judge likewise has no choice but to sentence him to death, because nothing can fix the behavior of the Isosceles, and the case is closed.
But when dealing with your own misbehaving children, when the penalty of death is out of the question, Configuration Theory can make parenting very awkward.
Several times I’ve found myself backed into a metaphorical corner when one of my Hexagonal Grandsons, who is misbehaving, blames his refusal to do what he’s told on a sudden change of temperature that was just too much for his young Perimeter.
He argues that instead of blaming him for something he can’t control, I should be helping him strengthen his Configuration, which, he argues, would be helped along by giving him all of his favorite treats.
When this happens, I can’t argue with him without violating the ruling of the Circles, but I also can’t just give into his demands without question.
Personally, I’ve decided to assume that a good scolding and time out has a positive, and strengthening effect on my Grandsons’ Configuration, though I do have to admit I don’t have any physical proof of this.
But I’m not the only one who uses this loophole to avoid violating the doctrine – I’ve seen many of even the highest Circles, when they are Judges in law courts, placing praise and blame on Regular and Irregular Figures. And in their homes, I’ve seen first hand how, when scolding their own children, they speak of “right” and “wrong” just as passionately as if they believed these words represented real things that a human Figure could choose between.
By constantly enforcing their policy of making Configuration the ultimate goal in every mind, the Circles have reversed the rules that you Spacelanders apply to your own family relationships.
Your children are taught to honor your parents, but with us, after the Circles, a man is taught to honor first his Grandson, if he has one, or his Son if he doesn’t.
But let me make it clear that by “honor” I do not mean “indulge” or “spoil”, but to make them the best they can be. The Circles teach us that the duty of fathers is to always give advantages to their offspring before themselves, which helps increase the status of not only their direct descendants, but the whole State as well.
The weak point in the system of the Circles – if a humble Square may be so bold – seems to me, to be in how they conduct their relationships with Women.
Because reducing the number of Irregular births is such a top priority for the good of Society, it is a logical to conclude that a Woman who has any Irregularity in her ancestry should be considered an unfit partner for anyone who wants his Sons to have increased social mobility through an increase of Regular sides.
Now, Irregularity in Males is a simple matter of measurement, but because all Women are straight, and as far as the eye can see, Regular, one has to figure out another method to measure what I call their “invisible” or “potential” Irregularities that might be passed down onto their offspring.
The State has taken care of this by recording carefully-kept pedigrees showing the family history of all those registered. Without a certified pedigree, a Woman is not allowed to marry.
Now, you might assume that a Circle – proud of his ancestry, and ambitious for descendants, one of whom might even become the Chief Circle some day – would be more careful than any other man to make sure he chooses the wife who will produce the best Sons for him, with no stain of Irregularity in her history.
But you would be wrong.
The care taken to choose a pure-bred Regular wife seems to grow lazier as one rises higher in the social scale.
Nothing could ever convince an aspiring Isosceles, who hopes to produce an Equilateral Son, to take a wife who has ever had a single Irregular member registered in her family tree.
But a Square or Pentagon, who is confidant that his family is on the fast-track to higher status, won’t even bother asking any further back than the five-hundredth generation.
A Hexagon or Decagon is even more careless with his potential wife’s pedigree.
And a Circle has been known to purposefully marry a Woman whose Great-Grandfather was Irregular, all because of the attractive quality of her reflected light, or because of the charm of her deeper voice, something that we Flatlanders find, maybe even more than you do, “an excellent thing in a Woman”.
As you might expect, these badly-judged marriages result in either no offspring at all, offspring who are blatantly Irregular, or who have outright reduced in the number of sides. But none of these disastrous results have ever stopped anyone.
The loss of a few sides in a highly-developed Polygon is easy to dismiss, and is sometimes compensated for by one of those miraculously successful operations from the Neo-Therapeutic Gymnasium which I described earlier. And the Circles are much too willing to submit to infertility as a natural Law of the superior development to do anything to fix it.
But, if this evil is not stopped, the so far slow destruction of the Circular class could accelerate, and the day might come, sooner than anyone expects, when our race will no longer be able to produce a Chief Circle, and Flatland as we know it will be destroyed.
I’m aware of another danger that should be warned against, though with this one I have no easy solutions to offer, and this one is also on the subject of our relationships with Women.
About three hundred years ago, the Chief Circle decided that, because women are lacking in Reason, but have an over abundance of Emotion, they would no longer be treated as rational, and would no longer receive any education.
The consequence of this declaration was that women were no longer taught to read or write, and weren’t even taught enough basic Arithmetic to count the number of sides on their husband or sons. It was inevitable that each following generation would lack more and more intellectual power, and this rule of female non-education still continues to this day.
My fear is that, though made with the best intentions, this policy goes too far, and harms us of the Male Sex.
Because with things the way they are now, we Males have to lead an exhausting bi-lingual and, please don’t think I am exaggerating, bi-mental existence.
With Women, we speak of “love”, “duty”, “right”, “wrong”, “pity”, “hope”, and other completely irrational, emotional concepts which do not actually exist. We pretend these things are real for the sole purpose of controlling Feminine Outbursts.
But among ourselves, and in our books, we have an entirely different vocabulary, and, I might almost say, language. “Love” becomes “the anticipation of benefits”. “Duty” becomes “necessity” or “fitness”, and so on and so forth.
More importantly, when we are among Women, we use language that implies absolute worship for their Sex, and they fully believe that the Chief Circle Himself is less important to us than they are.
But behind their backs, they are both thought of and spoken of, by all except the very young, as little better than, to quote, “mindless organisms".
The matters of Religion are also spoken of completely differently when we are in the Women’s chambers than when we are outside.
My humble fear is that this double training, in both language as well as thought, places too much of a burden upon the young Males, especially when they reach their third year, when they are first removed from the care of their mothers.
They must entirely unlearn their first way of thinking to make way for the new language of science, but then they still have to speak in the old language when in the presence of their Mothers and Nurses and Sisters.
Already I think that children today struggle more to understand basic mathematics than our ancestors did three hundred years ago.
Not to mention the danger that would arise if a Woman ever manages to learn how to read, and tells the rest of her Sex what she’s found in just a single popular book, or the possibility that an very young Male might reveal to his Mother the secrets of the logical language, either by accident, or purposeful disobedience.
Based on the simple fact that the current policies make Men less intelligent, I humbly ask that the highest Authorities rethink the laws forbidding Female education.
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"Teacher's Plea to Quash FIR Under POCSO Act Rejected: Court Emphasizes Need for Thorough Investigation"
The High Court dismissed the petition praying for the quashing of the FIR.
The Court noted that the complaint is more than horrendous, for the reason that the petitioner is a teacher; being a teacher it is indecorous on the part of the petitioner to have allegedly shot the videos and taken pictures of girl children at the time when they are changing their dress, the alleged offence is unpardonable, albeit prima facie. If this cannot become a crime, it is ununderstandable as to what else can be. It is for the petitioner to come out clean in a full blown trial, as any entertainment of the petition at this juncture, at the stage of registration of crime, would be putting a premium on the illegal activities of the petitioner/ teacher.
Background:
Muniyappa was employed as a drawing teacher at Morarji Desai Residential School. On December 15, 2023, the Joint Director of the Social Welfare Department received a complaint through the control room, alleging that Muniyappa had recorded videos and taken photographs of minor girls at the school while they were changing clothes. This led to the registration of FIR No. 209/2023 under Section 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act by the Masthi Police Station.
Legal Issue
Whether the FIR against Muniyappa under Section 12 of the POCSO Act should be quashed on the grounds of procedural irregularities and alleged malice.
Argument of the Parties
Petitioner's Argument
The investigation began unlawfully before the FIR was registered, violating legal procedures.
The complaint was motivated by personal vendetta because Muniyappa had earlier reported the misuse of school children for cleaning water and sewerage tanks.
The complaint contained corrections, indicating that it was fabricated to malign Muniyappa.
Respondents (State of Karnataka and the Joint Director, Social Welfare Department):
Muniyappa's actions constituted a clear offense under Section 12 of the POCSO Act.
The evidence, including videos and photographs on the seized mobile phones, confirmed the allegations.
The Petitioner-Muniyappa was not cooperating with the investigation, as he refused to unlock one of his mobile phones, which likely contained incriminating evidence.
Muniyappa recorded inappropriate videos and took photographs of the girls, which was substantiated by evidence from his mobile devices.
Court's Observation
The court noted the procedural concerns raised by Muniyappa but emphasized the seriousness of the allegations under the POCSO Act and the need for a thorough investigation to determine the truth.
It examined the sequence of events, including the timing of the complaint, the seizure of the mobile phones, and the registration of the FIR. The court considered the arguments regarding the tampering of the complaint and the handling of electronic evidence.
The court was cautious in considering the petitioner's argument about the complaint being fabricated, given the sensitive nature of the allegations involving minor students.
#POCSO Act#FIR quashing#procedural irregularities#Kolar District#Morarji Desai Residential School#Section 12#electronic evidence#malicious prosecution#Karnataka High Court.#student privacy#criminal petition#legal proceedings#investigation.
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The Significance of Section 12 in CGST Act: An Overview
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Can I ask did you build your catio from scratch or did you build it from one of those catio kits? I've been considering putting one on my balcony for the cats but I'm trying to figure out what options are out there that people recommend
I built mine from scratch and it's actually primarily an aviary--Arson and Larceny get the main space when the weather is above freezing at night; when it's too cold, they move into the house. Malice and Vice get the whole space when the doves are indoors, and when the doves are out, they just get the little "airlock" area that exists to keep the birds from having a straight shot to the sky when I open the main aviary door.
The prefab catios are a great option if you don't have the skills or tools to build one yourself. Depending on the shape of your balcony, you may actually be able to enclose it entirely. I can't recommend a specific product though.
If you're able to build something custom, it's likely to be less expensive than the purchased options and you can probably go bigger than most commercial options. For what it's worth, for anyone wanting a large outdoor "catio," you can pretty easily modify large covered dog kennels to be cat-proof--you can add zip ties to the tarp roofs to close gaps, cut an opening in the cage wall to make window access, and so on. Not quite as much work as building something wholly from scratch! As a random example, here's a $280 dog kennel vs a $280 catio, both on amazon.
If you're lucky, you can sometimes find these kinds of kennels secondhand on marketplace and just modify them from there. To be properly predator-proof, if that's a concern in your area, a structure should be covered in 1/2 in welded wire hardware cloth, which can be attached with screws and washers, wire ties, or industrial zip ties. (My aviary proper is predator proof but the airlock section is currently not. ) Ideally, you also want to cover down into the ground to prevent digging in/out, if you're on the dirt. If you're not able to fully predator proof, then make sure that your cats have an escape route to get quickly back into the house.
There's tons of options and it mostly depends on what you have space and resources for, but if you can make it secure, a catio is a great option for extra enrichment.
#i know some of this does not apply to your situation but im responding generally because i do get asked about this regularly.#the aviary is built out of treated lumber#two 12 foot long 120 year old factory windows#and a bit of metal roofing and hardware cloth#it's modular so i can break it down and trailer it when I move#the catio section is mostly just scrap materials#trash pile door#hog wire#leftover granite tile#and so on. Catios dont have to be fancy or expensive.
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that awkward moment when your muse and center of your universe gives you the stigmata for expressing doubt in his portal plans!!! 🙄🙄
#gravity falls#book of bill#book of bill spoilers#billford#…??#blood cw#gore cw#so the brainworms from age 12 have come back and i think it’s terminal#no one gets this old man and his situationship with an extradimensional triangle like i do#don’t even bother arguing with me i’ve been decoding shit for days on end#gravity falls fanart#stanford pines#ford pines#bill cipher#UGHHHHH i hate them (their dynamic is so interesting and also terribly abusive(from bills end))#yes this is about that section of the book of bill#you don’t know what that did to me#can’t resist some religious imagery#fuckkkkkkk
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So I Made Every Wii Sports/Wii Sports Resort/Wii Party CPU Mii In The Sims
#sims 4#ts4#wii sports#wii party#wii sports sims#don't mind me making the first eight beginners#not finishing the next eight#and then coming back two years later with all 100#this took me 12 days#and this is me only doing their everyday outfits#though I did give them proper traits and names rather than just randomising them#also#do you know how hard it is to come up with personalities for 100 blank slates?#thank you to the wii sports wiki comments section and that one person who made a tier list of their headcanon tomodachi life personalities
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All the final lines of each part of every Hunger Games book
THG:
Part I:
“Because . . . because . . . she came here with me.”
Part II:
Before I can stop myself, I call out Peeta’s name.
Part III:
I take his hand, holding on tightly, preparing for the cameras, and dreading the moment when I will finally have to let go.
CF:
Part I:
It’s my mockingjay.
Part II:
This is no place for a girl on fire.
Part III:
“Katniss, there is no District Twelve.”
MJ:
Part I:
And his blood as it splatters the tiles.
Part II:
That I’m of more use to her dead than alive.
Part III:
I tell him, “Real.”
#thg#the hunger games#catching fire#mockingjay#peeta mellark#katniss everdeen#gale hawthorne#thg book comb#curious that 5/9 of these involve peeta#and he's not just mentioned in passing#from his revelation of love to him being tortured to katniss's feeling about him#he's KEY he's CENTRAL he's THE DRIVING FORCE THAT USHERS IN THE NEXT SECTION OF THE BOOK#over to gale#poor guy is in one (1) final line#and even then he's just relating news to katniss#the subject is the destruction of district 12 (her home)#it's a heavy and jarring line because of what d12 means to katniss#NOT because of gale himself#and NOT because of anything to do with their relationship#also interesting that the only characters/players these ending lines focus on are:#peeta (x5)#coin#snow (implied)#and the rebellion#never prim or gale or anyone else#although I know they have several CHAPTER endings all to themselves#so this is NOT to say that a character's presence (or lack thereof) in these particular final lines#is directly related to their importance to the plot#(see: snow)#HOWEVER
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you can really tell the different audience demographics of Lifesteal vs Hermitcraft by the comment sections because the average spokeishere or whatever comment is like “LIKE THIS if you are a real Spoke fan!!! ❤️👊😎 if this comment gets 100 LIKES ill tell my mom to subscribe 🤪 who else is watching in 2028❓❓😂” whilst the average ethoslab comment is like “my wife is giving birth but this is more important”
#this is no hate to either lifesteal or hermitcraft im a fan of both. i just find the contrast between comment sections funny#its kinda wild being in both communities as an older teenager#like sometimes ill watch a lifesteal video and then glance at the comments and its like. woah. you guys are so young#especially squiddo videos…#like woah you are all children. im glad 12 year olds are watching squiddo though shes so fucking funny they got good taste#watching squiddo videos the same way adults were watching horrible histories because its funnier than any comedy show aimed at adults#<- fun fact for you. they started broadcasting horrible histories in the evenings because it had so many adult fans because its so funny#like sorry but squiddo is consistently the funniest content creator i watch beyond even mcyt like. actually nobody doing it like them#sorry to tommy or any other mcyt tryna get into comedy your bits will never come close to squiddo#also the ethoslab one isnt ironic i very much imagine one of those 30yo software developers in love with etho to have typed that#hermitcraft#lifesteal smp#mcyt#locus fandom time#this one may flop but i cant stop thinking about this
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Fit: Pac– this isn't you, you're just– I know you're all happy and stuff, and this medicine is making you feel good, but it's not reality. It's not reality.
Pac: [Shouting] And what is reality, Fit?! What is reality?! The reality that we have is like, just wait until the Eggs show up, or just wait for something to happen! I'm cool with my medicine, you know? I'm cool with Cucurucho helping me! It's making me feel way more better! So that's the reality for me, you know. Reality is the thing that you accept, so I'm accepting this as my reality. [He sighs, then says in a quieter voice] Sorry, Fit. Sorry, I just– sorry. I didn't mean to scream at you, sorry.
Fit: No, listen Pac– you need help. I know you– do you even remember why you took this medicine in the first place?
Pac: [In a quiet voice] 'Cuz I didn't have any other choice, you know. I was hopeless. It was my only choice, to use the medicine. That's all. [In a quieter voice, starting to mumble] That's why I'm gonna- I'm gonna still- gonna use it.
Fit: Look Pac–
Pac: –until I forget what happened, and that's it! That's what I'm going to do.
Fit: I know you're still in there somewhere, Pac. I know you still remember everything. I need you to remember.
Pac: [Mumbled] ...I will remember– I won't– I don't want to, I don't want to. I just want to- to build my home alone, ok Fit? I'm- I'm sorry.
#QSMP#Pactw#FitMC#Hideduo#Fitpac#...sorta#Fit#Pac#Risus Arc#September 12 2023#As a Pac viewer the Risus arc was so rough#but this specific interaction#this specific conversation broke me#this is only a section from the fully conversation (which I've already posted. I didn't realize this part was missing until now)#This entire conversation I can visualize so clearly in my mind as if it's an animated sequence#Pac's nervous fidgets. The dark circles under his eyes. all of it#agh....#I wasn't sure where to fit it in the transcript but#Fit exhales like he's trying to remind himself to stay calm and it drives me crazy
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#for those wondering yes this post is influenced by hoyoverse but whatever. its genericized okay#i find it very interesting how split this poll is! I'm dividing gravity/time into 2 equal sections though because i honestly fucked up w tht#given 11-12 options the avg perfect split should be around 8 and 9% each.#didn't expect nature and electricity to be so popular#or vanilla extract tbh
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Will the poison drip through? (1. x, 2. x, 3. x, 4. x, 5. x, 6. x)
#i think the vibe of this one came out more positive than i intended. i do not think they will overcome ahkjdshfdl#this should be a portent of DOOM !#just all that history and weight a pressure and narratize bearing down on you and your teammate before hes even your teammate...#couldnt fit it obv but honarary section goes to oxleybom being like LMAOOO NO pecco doesnt want marc on his team#from like 3 months ago. my divas.#motogp#callie speaks#can you all hear me. do you understand me.#anways it’s like half past midnight i got possessed when the clock struck 12. forgive tag typos.
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Netflix just announced their new show loosely inspired by the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, apparently he is a famous Italian poet if you don’t know him
#Love to see some reference to Buffalmacco’s representation of Dante and Virgilio in Camposanto the Giudizio Universale section🥰#can’t wait‼️🤩👍🍝🇮🇹💯🫶#i bet they will have an amazing pasta al forno in hell‼️🤩#yes I gave Dante tattoos AND WHAT ABOUT IT#joke‼️‼️🫶#im making fun of The Decameron Netflix show if you have lost all my post from the past 12 hours lol#lit tag#dante alighieri#virgilio#divine comedy#la divina commedia#Dante tag#literature#letteratura italiana#the Decameron#inferno#netflix
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ok so according to the prev poll it seems like you guys want me to post the pmd comic right here !! (does save me a lot of time coding a new tumblr for comic purposes and setting up CF ;w;)
so just wanted to share some parts/sketches from what I have so far
#this small (?) project is literally everything to me because I have loved pmd forever and the first comic I ever made was a pmd EOS comic#it was me and my best friend as pokemon and it was really silly I think only 12 pages that were horribly drawn and lost to time#oh and obviously the dialogue was crap but listen I was 8#pmd eos was p much my first real game… back in 2009 when u had the little ds you could play on the wall of Walmart game section…..#I was like mom I HAVE TO HAVE THIS#i started and restarted the game for the personality quiz so many times I wore out the cartridge and it’s kinda unplayable now#so I’m playing on Wii U (which is good for save states anyway bc god. thisgame is hard. idk how I beat it as an 8 yo)#anywayyyyyy enough sappy schmappy#persona 5#pmd#p5 pmd au#shuake#akeshu#goro akechi#akira kurusu#and all that
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Hi, frat boy!
#toontown#corporate clash#corporateclash#toontown corporate clash#toontowncorporateclash#ttcc#chip revvington#chainsaw consultant#headcanons#perry draws#boo. college Chip jumpscare#he sucks. i love him. completely unfiltered dude in his early 20s with a scary temper to match.#quiet guy but a little pleasant if you can get past the fact he's still a bit of an asshole. will sneak up behind you and-#make a horrific noise with his voice box to make you jump and scream and then laugh at you for getting scared.#still inherently non violent. but also anything can happen when you're pissed off enough.#imagine being chased through campus by a 12 foot tall robot with a chainsaw for a face because you. as the new guy. got peer pressured into#poking the bear by way of splashing oil on his David Bowie tank top while he's walking by.#pov: you're spruce campbell and it's your freshman year. you're being hazed by older frat suits. then everyone starts backing away from you#you turn around. that one section of murders by miracle musical starts playing while you stare down this behemoth wielding a steel chair.#hcips
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I've been working on combining the Gravity Falls art style with my own to improve my fan art. have a Dipper and Mabel!
#I'm actually quite proud of these they turned out a lot better than I was expecting#the Mabel sweater was initially inspired by a jacket I saw when I was zoning in the Walmart kid's section the other day#it had some definite nineties influence and looked a lot like something Mabel would wear#but as I drew it it ended up looking nothing like the actual reference and just became its own thing lol. I like this one I made up better#it was very important to me to preserve Dipper's perpetual stressed expression.#I also constantly looked like I was suffering from an ulcer at 12. I had anxiety. I had paranoia. I get him#my art#gravity falls#mabel pines#dipper pines
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"c'mon lin, give me something to work with here- I can't exactly tell all the freshmen to dissect someone if they want to win the phaethon..."
#adamandi#vincent aurelius lin#into the melliotverse#hi there. apparently six-hour transport delays mean i finally finish wips#not going to analyse everything because this is one of those pieces where it's up to. interpretation somewhat- but here's a few things#1. oranges#2. blood stains (miscellany)#3. clinical sterile labs#4. glinting scalpel#5. the covered up 'by B-' in the prize section header#6. the chemical (maybe formaldehyde) stain above in a jar-bottom shape#7. the nominee number 25 and how the spatter of blood covers the 5 to become nominee 2#8. warm lighting vs cool lighting#9. oranges and de-skinning#10. bloodstain shadows growing with the peeling process#11. the first part of the interview text being from the pyre scene + 'away' in the shadows#12. the rest of the interview stems from the Actual interview scene.#13. what happens in the shadows vs what can be viewed in the light.#// *laughs* if there's anything i tend to do with vincent it's put him in a greenish lighting scene...
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