The constellation
J1922 Marking the place
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● on the shelf
● attested
The same sky, in words
filed under
- Absurd searches for the lost · J1920 entry
beneath it
- Marking the place on the boat. An object falls into the sea from a boat. Numskulls mark the place on the boat-rail to indicate where it fell · J1922.1 entry
- Marking the place under the cloud. Numskulls leave a knife in the field, marking the place by putting it under a heavy cloud. Next day the cloud is gone and the knife lost · J1922.2 entry
- Marking the place in the sand. Vessel left under mound in sand while owner is swimming. Others make similar mounds so that it is lost · J1922.3 entry