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Fiction:
The Ellipse Maker
There was an asymmetry, but he couldn't find it. By Caleb Crain
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There was an asymmetry, but he couldn't find it. By Caleb Crain
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“He’s been a Mason ever since he was a young man. It’s very important to him.”
“How does the barometer work?” he asked, since they were standing next to it.
“It measures the air pressure, doesn’t it? If it’s high, that’s a nice day.”
“But it says ‘Change.’ How does it know there’s going to be change?”
“Well, I’m not exactly sure. Now, I’m not going to tell Mr. Knowlton.”
It was shaming that she thought Jacob had been interested in the devices only as toys. He knew she had the right to reproach him, but it felt like she was mistaking him for someone ordinary.
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“He’s been a Mason ever since he was a young man. It’s very important to him.”
“How does the barometer work?” he asked, since they were standing next to it.
“It measures the air pressure, doesn’t it? If it’s high, that’s a nice day.”
“But it says ‘Change.’ How does it know there’s going to be change?”
“Well, I’m not exactly sure. Now, I’m not going to tell Mr. Knowlton.”
It was shaming that she thought Jacob had been interested in the devices only as toys. He knew she had the right to reproach him, but it felt like she was mistaking him for someone ordinary.
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