tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913609798232369293.post5456188577524664509..comments2023-11-09T01:11:09.516-08:00Comments on Europrogocontestovision: PapersmokeAdam Roberts Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001572970456425902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913609798232369293.post-66539438041763716452009-02-23T05:34:00.000-08:002009-02-23T05:34:00.000-08:00That hadn't occurred to me, Rich, although it make...That hadn't occurred to me, Rich, although it makes a lot of sense.Adam Roberts Projecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10001572970456425902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913609798232369293.post-68583034060983157802009-02-22T06:06:00.000-08:002009-02-22T06:06:00.000-08:00I think that you're missing the more obvious reaso...I think that you're missing the more obvious reason for the papersmoke, which is that the paper stands for all those recantations that he made in the days before he was burnt. In his last speech, when he realized that he was going to be burnt no matter what, he denounced all the recantations he'd written and said that that was why his right hand should be burnt first. So the paper is holy paper in the sense that it is being gloriously transformed by flame; his Earthly sins, due to such emotions as fear for his life, are being consumed before he is.Rich Puchalskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13565210317964576866noreply@blogger.com