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Hasibrahman Posted 6 years ago
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And so I lose..

Can anyone please explain these phrases: 1) mute facts 2) frayed ends 3) missing witness
? And so I lose sleep over mute facts and frayed ends and missing witnesses.
  

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com/2016/09/04/in-the-lake-of-the-woods-tim-obrien/ Hasibrahman And so I lose sleep over mute facts and frayed ends and missing witnesses. mute facts: inconclusive data (but literally, 'true statements that cannot speak') frayed ends: unconnected facts (but literally, 'small threads that extend beyond the edge of torn fabric') missing witnesses: people who could say what happened if they could be found, or if they were not already dead CJ

  • com/2016/09/04/in-the-lake-of-the-woods-tim-obrien/ Hasibrahman And so I lose sleep over mute facts and frayed ends and missing witnesses.
  • mute facts: inconclusive data (but literally, 'true statements that cannot speak') frayed ends: unconnected facts (but literally, 'small threads that extend beyond the edge of torn fabric') missing witnesses: people who could say what happened if they could be found, or if they were not already dead CJ
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https://edensjournal.wordpress.com/2016/09/04/in-the-lake-of-the-woods-tim-obrien/

HasibrahmanAnd so I lose sleep over mute facts and frayed ends and missing witnesses.

mute facts: inconclusive data (but literally, 'true sta

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