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The plate
Fig. 183 across, 92 down.
The grid itself
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. . ` . , . ` .
. _.--""""--._ . . `
` . ,' .-""-. `. . ` e .
. / .-' '-. \ . (the brow holds
. / / ___ ___ \ \ . one letter only)
; | /. .\/. .\ | ;
. | | \ O /\ O / | | . one face,
; | '-' '-' | ; one clay head,
\ \ .vVVVv. / / hollow-eyed
. '. '. ' .--. ' .' .' . (the only
. '-._ '. .' _.-' part that
jgs '-.____.-' is NOT a crowd)
_.-" || "-._
_.' the neck '._ where the head ends,
.-' is the last '-. the colony begins:
.-' single thing before '-.
.-' it all comes apart '-.
╱◕◕╲ \o/ ╱◔◔╲ \o/ ╱⚆⚆╲ \o/ ╱◕◕╲ \o/ ╱◔◔╲
\O/ ╱│M│╲ \O/ ╱│ │╲ \O/ ╱│ │╲ \O/ ╱│ │╲ \O/
'-O-' ╱ ╰─╯ ╲ '-O-' ╱ ╰─╯ ╲ '-O-' ╱ ╰─╯ ╲ '-O-' ╱ ╰─╯ ╲ '-O-'
/o\ /o\ /o\ /o\ /o\ /o\ /o\ /o\ /o\ /o\ /o\ /o\ /o\
╔╣◉◉╠╗ \o/ ╱─⌣─╲ \o/ ⟨◕◕⟩ \o/ ╔╣◔◔╠╗ \o/ ⟨⚆⚆⟩ \o/ ╱─⌣─╲ \o/ ◉
╔╝╰┐╱╲┌╯╚╗ │││ ╔╝╰┐ ┌╯╚╗ │││ the shoulders ││ ╔╝╰┐ ┌╯╚╗ │││ ╔╝╰
╔╝ │──│ ╚╗\o/╔╝ │ │ ╚╗ are packed tightest \o/╔╝ │ │ ╚╗ \o
╔╝ \O/ \O/ ╚╣◕◕╠ \O/ \O/ here — the densest ◕◕╠ \O/ \O/ ╚╣◔◔╠ \
╚╣ '-O-' '-O-' ╠╝│╲╱│'-O-''-O-' room, the heart │'-O-''-O-' ╠╝│╲╱│'
╚═ /o\ /o\ ═╝ └──┘ /o\ /o\ of the colossus └──┘ /o\ /o\ ═╝└──┘
╱◕◕╲ ┌──┐ \o/ ╱◔◔╲ ╱│╲ \o/ ╱⚆⚆╲ ┌──┐ \o/ ╱◕◕╲ ╱│╲ \o/ ┌DOC┐ ╱◔◔╲ \o/
\O/ │◡◡│ ╱│M│╲ ▔▔▔ ╲│╱ ╱│E│╲ ▔▔▔ │◡◡│ ╱│ │╲ ▔▔ ╱│E│╲╲│╱ ╱│ │╲│ ◡ │▔▔ ╱│ │╲
'-O-' ▔▔▔ ╱ ╰─╯ ╲ ⟨◕◕⟩ ╱ ╰─╯ ╲ ⟨⚆⚆⟩ ▔▔ ╱ ╰─╯ ╲⟨◔◔⟩╱ ╰─╯ ╲ ╱ ╰─╯ ╲└──┘╱ ╰─╯ ╲
/o\ \o/ /o\ /o\ /o\ /o\ /o\ /o\ /o\ /o\ /o\ /o\ /o\ /o\ /o\ \o/
\o/ ╱─⌣─╲ ⟨◕◕⟩ \o/ ╱⚆⚆╲ ⟨◔◔⟩ \o/ ╱─⌣─╲ the chest is all ⟨◕◕⟩\o/ ╱⚆⚆╲ ⟨◔◔⟩ \o/
╔╣◉◉╠╗││││╱│╲╔╣◔◔╠╗││││ ╲│╱╔╣⚆⚆╠╗ ││ small upright ╔╣◕◕╠╗ ││││ ╲│╱ ╔╣◔◔╠╗ │││╔╣
╔╝╰┐╱╲┌╯╚╗ ╲│╱ ╔╝╰┐┌╯╚╗ └─┘ ╔╝╰┐┌╯╚╗ clingers, packed ╔╝╰┐┌╯╚╗ └─┘ ╔╝╰┐ ┌╯╚╗ ╔╝╰
╚╗│──│╔╝└┘ ╚╗ │ │ ╔╝ \o/ ╚╗ │ │ ╔╝ shoulder to shoulder ╚╗│ │╔╝\o/ ╚╗ │ │ ╔╝ ╚╗│
╚╣◕◕╠╝\O/ ╔╣◔◔╠╗\O/'-O-'╔╣⚆⚆╠╗\O/ so close the eye ╔╣◕◕╠╗ \O/'-O-'╔╣◔◔╠╗ \O/ ╚╣
╚══╝'-O-'╚════╝'-O-'/o\╚════╝'-O-' reads one giant ╚════╝'-O-' /o\ ╚════╝ '-O-'╚
\o/ /o\ ╱◕◕╲ /o\ ╱◔◔╲ /o\ ╱⚆⚆╲ before it /o\ ╱◕◕╲ /o\ ╱◔◔╲ /o\ ╱⚆⚆╲ /o\ /o\
╱│╲\O/ ▔▔▔▔ \O/ ▔▔▔ \O/ ▔▔▔ finds the thousand \O/ ▔▔▔ \O/ ▔▔▔ \O/ ▔▔▔ \O/╱│╲
╲│╱'-O-' ⟨◕◕⟩'-O-'⟨◔◔⟩'-O-'⟨⚆⚆⟩ small ones that '-O-'⟨◕◕⟩'-O-'⟨◔◔⟩'-O-'⟨⚆⚆⟩╲│╱
└┘ /o\ \o/ /o\ \o/ /o\ \o/ /o\ are it /o\ \o/ /o\ \o/ /o\ \o/ /o\ \o/ /o\ └┘
⟨◕◕⟩ ╱⚆⚆╲ \o/ ╱◔◔╲ \o/ ╱◕◕╲ \o/ ╱⚆⚆╲ \o/ ╱◔◔╲ \o/ ╱◕◕╲ \o/ ╱⚆⚆╲ \o/ ⟨◔◔⟩
\O/ ▔▔▔ │M│ ▔▔▔ │ │ ▔▔ │E│ ▔▔ │ │ ▔▔ │ │ ▔▔ the arms reach │ │ ▔▔ \O/
'-O-'⟨◕◕⟩ ╰─╯ ⟨◔◔⟩ ╰─╯ ⟨⚆⚆⟩╰─╯⟨◕◕⟩╰─╯⟨◔◔⟩ ╰─╯ down and out, ⟨◕◕⟩ ╰─╯ '-O-'
/o\ \o/ /o\ \o/ /o\ \o/ /o\ \o/ /o\ \o/ /o\ thinning as they /o\ \o/ /o\
\o/ ╱◕◕╲ \o/ ╱◔◔╲ \o/ ╱⚆⚆╲ \o/ ╱◕◕╲ \o/ go — each room ╱◔◔╲ \o/ ╱⚆⚆╲ \o/
╱│╲ ▔▔▔ ╱│╲ ▔▔ ╱│╲ ▔▔ ╱│╲ ▔▔ ╱│╲ ▔▔ a little looser ╱│╲ ▔▔ ╱│╲ ▔▔ ╱│╲
╲│╱ ⟨◔◔⟩ ╲│╱ ⟨⚆⚆⟩ ╲│╱ ⟨◕◕⟩ ╲│╱ ⟨◔◔⟩ ╲│╱ than the ╲│╱ ⟨⚆⚆⟩ ╲│╱ ⟨◕◕⟩ ╲│╱
└┘ \o/ └┘ \o/ └┘ \o/ └┘ \o/ └┘ \o/ one above └┘ \o/ └┘ \o/ └┘ \o/ └┘
⟨◕◕⟩ /o\ ╱◔◔╲ /o\ ╱⚆⚆╲ /o\ ╱◕◕╲ /o\ the belly /o\ ╱◔◔╲ /o\ ⟨⚆⚆⟩
\O/ ▔▔ \O/ ▔▔ \O/ ▔▔ \O/ ▔▔ crawls with ▔▔ \O/ ▔▔ \O/ ▔▔ \O/
'-O-' ⟨◔◔⟩ '-O-' ⟨⚆⚆⟩ '-O-' boxed beasties '-O-' ⟨◕◕⟩ '-O-' ⟨◔◔⟩
/o\ ┌──┐ /o\ ┌DOC┐ /o\ ┌──┐ /o\ that ┌──┐ /o\ ┌──┐ /o\ ┌──┐ /o\
\o/ │◡◡│ \o/ │ ◡ │ \o/ │◡◡│ \o/ won't │◡◡│ \o/ │◡◡│ \o/ │◡◡│ \o/
⟨◔◔⟩▔▔▔ ⟨◕◕⟩ ▔▔▔ ⟨⚆⚆⟩ ▔▔▔ let go ⟨◔◔⟩ ▔▔▔ ⟨◕◕⟩ ▔▔▔ ⟨⚆⚆⟩
\o/ /o\ \o/ /o\ \o/ /o\ \o/ yet /o\ \o/ /o\ \o/ /o\ \o/
╱⚆⚆╲ \o/ ╱◕◕╲ \o/ ╱◔◔╲ \o/ ╱⚆⚆╲ \o/ ╱◕◕╲ \o/ ╱◔◔╲ \o/
▔▔▔ │E│ ▔▔ │ │ ▔▔ │T│ ▔▔ │ │ ▔▔ the thighs │ │ ▔▔ \o/
⟨◕◕⟩ ╰─╯ ⟨◔◔⟩ ╰─╯ ⟨⚆⚆⟩ ╰─╯ stoop, two ⟨◕◕⟩ ╰─╯ ⟨◔◔⟩
\O/ \o/ \O/ \o/ \O/ columns part \O/ \o/ \O/ \o/
'-O-'/o\ '-O-'/o\ '-O-' here, the '-O-'/o\ '-O-'/o\
/o\ ⟨◔◔⟩ /o\ ⟨⚆⚆⟩ /o\ legs of the /o\ ⟨◕◕⟩ /o\ ⟨◔◔⟩
\o/ \O/ \o/ \O/ \o/ colossus \o/ \O/ \o/ \O/
⟨◕◕⟩'-O-' ⟨◔◔⟩'-O-' ⟨⚆⚆⟩ each a ⟨◕◕⟩'-O-' ⟨◔◔⟩'-O-'
\O/ /o\ \O/ /o\ \O/ stack of \O/ /o\ \O/ /o\
'-O-' \o/ '-O-' \o/ '-O-' clinging '-O-' \o/ '-O-' \o/
/o\ ⟨⚆⚆⟩ /o\ ⟨◕◕⟩ /o\ members /o\ ⟨◔◔⟩ /o\ ⟨⚆⚆⟩
\o/ \O/ \o/ \O/ \o/ getting \o/ \O/ \o/ \O/
⟨◔◔⟩'-O-' ⟨⚆⚆⟩'-O-' ⟨◕◕⟩ fewer .◔◔.'-O-' ⟨⚆⚆⟩'-O-'
\O/ /o\ \O/ /o\ \O/ as they \O/ /o. .O/ /o\
'-O-' .o. '-O-' .o. '-O-' near the '-O. . '-O-' \o.
/o\ . . /o. . /o. ground — .o. ` /o. . .
.o. . . . . . here a . . . .
\o. ` . . . member . one lets ` . .
. . . a dot goes dark . . begins . go, and .
. ` . where one beastie . to let ` a dot .
. . stops holding on . . go . goes dark .
. ` . . the giant has not . . . ` . nothing
. . e . noticed yet . . . . . m . catches
༼つ◕‿◕‿⚆༽つ . . . . . . . . ༼つ⚆‿◕‿◕༽つ
\ ; / . . the makers stand . . . . \ ; / .
.' (_) '. . . at the feet, having . . . . .' (_) '. .
/ .--. \ . placed the Word across . . . . / .--. \ t .
| ; maker ; | . . every mouth at once — . . . | ; maker ; | (the last
'-. left .-' jgs . so no one mouth . . . '-. right.-' letter is
. ` . . . holds it, and the truth . . . . ` . half-gone now,
. . . . . is only there while the . . . . . the t failing .
. . ` . . . whole swarm reads . . . . ` . at the edge:)
. ` . . . . together . ` . . . . . ` . . /ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\ .
. . . ` . . . . . . . . . . . . ` (already let go)
. ` . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wib&wob When
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