
Different day a different stage set, yet another illusion conjured up by Le Bateleur. Yet the Melancholy Lieutenant had to admit that there was something beguiling about the ersatz realm of Eden Falls, this vast pile comprised of the elements and detritus of his unconscious mind; dim memories, vague recollections, submerged dreams and hopeless longings.
Well maybe to others there was nothing to see hear there and would move on right away but as he lay in bed listening to the incessant rain beat against the windows and the gables or wandered through corridors that sometimes veered and forked unexpectedly, leading to previously undiscovered and undisturbed rooms that somehow seemed caught in flagrante before hastily re-assuming an innocent expression he would be soothed and think that this was maybe the home he had searched for so long, it seemed that it was what we dream of. But no, this couldn’t be the case, for where in the world was the Ingénue? At best this was a luxurious rest stop for the weary soul of the inter-dimensional adventurer, but more probably than not a trap, a monumental fur-lined prison to facilitate an eased institutionalisation.
The Melancholy Lieutenant knew he had to be on guard, always on the look-out for clues, searching for the way out of Eden Falls. Maybe he would find the key to escape in the jigsaw puzzles, pop-up books and illustrations in the volumes lining the infinite shelves?
Love this. Tying it together with the Cornell piece is perfect! I do hope he finds his way out, however. Very Kafkaesque. There I said it. But it truly applies.
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Thank you. I don’t mind being a bit Kafkasque. I do hope you finds his way out as well.
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I really love the idea of clues being hidden in pop up books and jigsaw puzzles! Appeals to my inner child!
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Well the final stage of the alchemical process is child’s play.
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I’ve no idea what you mean… as in it’s easy? Simple to perform? What?
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Well alchemy is always up to interpretation… the final stages in the Great Work are woman’s work and child’s play. As to what that means…?
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A fascinating revisit to the melancholy Lt, alone in his bell jar. Perfectly illustrated by the Rose Castle.
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Thank you Miss Heart. The Melancholy Lieutenant appears from time to time along with other dim and dubious figures. I always await their visits.
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We enjoy their company.
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I am glad…I am not quite sure what they signify, but then again do have to signify anything?
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I’m sure they would like to. We all want to feel significant!
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Too true, well they are definitely significant to me.
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I’d go for them illustrations if I were him…
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Maybe you are right… the Melancholy Lieutenant does get into some scrapes.
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So you think illustrations would pose the easy choice?
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Not sure the easy choice but he isn’t in an easy position…but the clues are there somewhere…and illustrations would be a good place to investigate
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Almost sounds like an detective, investigative story… Really excited what will happen next…
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Ummm…I truly have no idea myself…these figures just appear and disappear of their accord leaving me only tantalising fragments.
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I can hear David Lynch unexplaining everything about this piece and its illustration. Great stuff! Always good to let the characters take over!
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Thank you Chris… I am a big fan of Lynch as I am sure you know. Shifts in location and temporality… they really are taking over!
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Absolutely!
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Mr Cake this leads me to wonder where this is all leading, looking forward to the next instalment.
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Who knows? Probably not me either.
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Mr Cake, well let’s hope it’s not going to be to far into the future.
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I always do return to my series, though only when the mood and inspiration strikes, which could be tomorrow or another day.
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