Alan, that's what I thought originally. But that doesn't,er, square with the broken thermometer's escaping mercury, or the mirror's bevel. Hmmm. Each an escapee from glass, like the speaker's spirit? Still a mystery....(moments later) Dammit, the more I picture those old levels, the more it seems that there is only one image--was the liquid bubble mercury?
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Ralph
[This message has been edited by RCL (edited February 01, 2001).]
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