A case of curiosities by Kurzweil Allen

Author:Kurzweil, Allen [Kurzweil, Allen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Inventors
Publisher: New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Published: 1992-10-18T05:00:00+00:00

That was the bookstore schedule. There were interruptions and surprises, but even these, over time, became routine.

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Between the END of one work week and the beginning of the next stood that phenomenon to which The Dictionary of French Folk Culture dedicates no fewer than sixty-seven entries. Claude called it Sunday. It was a chance to compensate for the tedium of the Globe, a chance Claude pursued with a combination of vengeance and apprehension. He spent most Lord's days with Piero, since the coachman was generally on the road and Plumeaux was generally in bed. Claude often chose to explore the craft quarters of the city or roam the passageways of the Palais-Royal. Piero advocated visits to the Royal Zoo, where he happily studied bird life for hours on end, in the hope, dim as he thought it was, that he could transmit movement to his stuffed specimens.

Claude was initially bored by the 200 visits, but he kept those sentiments to himself. He knew Piero would acquiesce in whatever he wished to do. His interest in 200 life was piqued, however, when he heard the call of mating cranes—a shrill, almost clangorous cry he decided to register in his S-roll. This was no easy matter. He had all but abandoned such research. His auditory and annotative skills were now so weakened that, after four hours of struggle, he gave up. That night, Claude cried, though not like the unrecorded cranes. He composed a letter filled with unedited emotions and addressed it to the Abbe.

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