4th August 2015, 09:31 AM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: In my head.
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Originally Posted by tsig
Excellent! From there:
"There are sounds that we cannot hear. At either end of the scale are notes that stir no chord of that imperfect instrument, the human ear. They are too high or too grave. …
"As with sounds, so with colors. At each end of the solar spectrum the chemist can detect the presence of what are known as 'actinic' rays. They represent colors--integral colors in the composition of light--which we are unable to discern. The human eye is an imperfect instrument; its range is but a few octaves of the real 'chromatic scale.' I am not mad; there are colors that we cannot see.
"And, God help me! the Damned Thing is of such a color!"
The faces change, but the words stay the same.
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