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Cadzao Posted 19 years ago
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Our wrists and our ankles
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00 "One common place among architects (the younger ones): The construction must be shown. 02 br
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00 But... to show the construction is all very well for an Arts and Crafts student who is anxious to prove his ability. 01 b 01 font 00 The Almighty has clearly shown our wrists and our ankles, but there remains all the rest. 02 font 02 b 00 " 02 br
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00 Could you please explain the blue sentence? 02 br
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00 "One common place among architects (the younger ones): The construction must be shown. 02 br
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00 But... to show the construction is all very well for an Arts and Crafts student who is anxious to prove his ability. 01 b 01 font 00 The Almighty has clearly shown our wrists and our ankles, but there remains all the rest. 02 font 02 b 00 " 02 br
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00 Could you please explain the blue sentence? 02 br
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02 font 02 b 02 br 02 br 01 b 01 font 02 font 02 b 02 br 02 br 01 b 01 font 00 Our body 'shows' its construction at these points (wrists and ankles), but other organs, such as the liver for example, are not at all apparent. 02 font 02 b 02 br 02 br 01 b 01 font 02 font 02 b 02 br 02 br 01 b 01 font 00 Patrick 02 font 02 b 0-
- 02 font 02 b 02 br 02 br 01 b 01 font 02 font 02 b 02 br 02 br 01 b 01 font 00 Our body 'shows' its construction at these points (wrists and ankles), but other organs, such as the liver for example, are not at all apparent.
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1 b 01 font 00 The Almighty has clearly shown our wrists and our ankles, but there remains all the rest. 02 font 02 b 02 br
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01 b 01 font 00 Our body 'shows' its construction at these points (wrists and ankles
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01 b 01 font 00 Our body 'shows' its construction at these points (wrists and ankles
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0 Sometimes I type faster than I think... 02 br
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00 On second thought, the quote could also be referring to people's clothing. Even traditional dress often exposes wrists and ankles, but will usually cover the torso and legs. 02 br
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00 On second thought, the quote could also be referring to people's clothing. Even traditional dress often exposes wrists and ankles, but will usually cover the torso and legs. 02 br
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0 The quote could be about putting a construction in a good light, 01 b 00 showing/exposing it to the view 02 b 00 --it may say that showing everything isn't necessarily a good practice. 01 b 00 One needs a bit of discretion, there's subtlety in discretion. 02 b 0-
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