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The Drawing Manual
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56 THEDRAWINGMANUAL —afterNicolaides Theshadowofmyhand asIwritethis—thereisno suchthingasshadows, Irememberreading.Butnow thelampisamoonandmyhand acatintheflowerbed,its ready-to-leapburning darkerthere.Wherelight doesnotgetthroughis calledashadow,Ireadagain. Butthetipofmypencil meetsitsnarrowghost onlyinthissemi-gloom.Pause orgoon,gauzyoverlay sticking,stucktomyhand. WhatIthought Imightwrite:“adayonce initsonceness,theonceness inanydaylivedthrough.” Suchnonsense!Myknuckles casttheirshroud onpaperasIkeep thiscuriouspace,eachword swallowedbymyown quickspill.Thehandis ahero,draggingits smallwarbehindit,flatnow 57 andgrayandifyoumustchoose, ignoretheshadow anddrawtheform.Iimagine hesaidthatmanytimesbeforehe wroteit,thosestudents puzzled,lookingup.No, it’sawindow throwinghisunderworld shapetothefloor. ...