Tuesday 28 April 2009

Vincent van Gogh Le Moulin de la Galette

Vincent van Gogh Le Moulin de la GaletteVincent van Gogh Farmhouse in ProvenceVincent van Gogh Wheat Field with Cypresses
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'How many fingers am I holding up, then?'
Detritus squinted.
'Two?'
'OK. Now how many fingers am I holding up?'
'Two . . . and one more . . .'
'So two and one more is . . . ?'
Detritus looked panicky. This was calculus territory.
'Two and one more is three.'
'Two and one more is three.'
'Now howdoor behind him. Sergeant Colon looked up from his desk. He had a pleased expression.
'What's been happening, Fred?' many?''Two and two.''That's four.''Four-er.''Now how many?'Cuddy tried eight fingers.'A twofour.'Cuddy looked surprised. He'd expected 'many', or possibly 'lots'.'What's a twofour?'A two and a two and a two and a two.'Cuddy put his head on one side.'Hmm,' he said. 'OK. A twofour is what we call an eight.''Ate.''You know,' said Cuddy, subjecting the troll to a long critical stare, 'you might not be as stupid as you look. This is not hard. Let's think about this. I mean . . . I'll think about this, and you can join in when you know the words.' Vimes slammed the Watch House

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