<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Ryan Dunn <ryan@liftingfaces.com><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></b></font>><br>
<div>> So I was re-reading Shadow, and noticed something I had previously written off...</div><div>><br></div>> "I slapped her wrist, perhaps harder than I should, and she flew at me, clawing for my eyes as<br>> Thecla used sometimes to do when she could no longer bear the thoughts of imprisonment and<br>> pain. I pushed her away - not into a chair this time but against the wall. <b>Her head struck the<br>> stone, and though it must have been padded by her abundant hair, the sound was as sharp as<br>> the tap of a mason's hammer.</b>"<div>> (Shadow of the Torturer, Chap. 29, Agilus)</div><div>><br></div><div>> That last line. Her head hitting the stone. The tap of a mason's hammer would be very tinny and<br>> unusual of a human skull, don't you think?</div><div>><br></div><div>> Am I reading into this line too much, or might this be a clue as to the nature of these odd twins and<br>> their masks upon
masks?<br><br></div>Interesting question, but it says the sound is as "sharp" as the tap of a mason's hammer, not that it sounds the same in all ways. I took this to mean that the sound has a sudden attack and decay, since it's between two hard surfaces, despite the apparent padding. It's horrifying. But I don't see it as suggesting a metallic sound.<br><br>Jerry Friedman<br></div></div>
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