Hello, Stan
Wonderful comments! You went straight to the
connection I've been trying to establish between "plexible" ( pliable) and
"clockwork automannequins" growing from "vorskiddies" to adults, all of them
covered by a plexible "vorskin"... I haven't yet worked it out because of
the irradiating meanings ( plexible and Pale Fire's "plexed artistry" and
clockwork deadly Gradus, created by Kinbote; also "vorskin" and what sounds
to my ears as a reference to circumcision, or the mysteries of
male-erection).
I also wonder if these automatons are inspired
by E.T.Hoffman's dancing doll ( no time to
find the story where she appears, I vaguely remember the Sandman and the
name Coppelius, but it's not enough ), or a later addition from 1914
Raymond Roussel's "Locus Solus"...
Jansy
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K-B wrote: Victor: Fascinating! BUT you may not have discouraged those
over-zealous in leaping at phonetic and orthographic accidents! I note that
‘plesh’ is a ‘bald patch’ and ‘plecho’ is a ‘shoulder.’ I’m working hard to find
some hidden significance to KDK’s life-like automata!