Fri, 25 September

magenta, n. see: doubt. the colour poured into a joint the etcher could not resolve — a pipe run that goes nowhere the hand can follow, a valve whose function was guessed at, not known. see also: 500, dial, pinned needle. cross-ref: piano, struck mid-note, held past its own silence. cross-ref: bowler hat, miming with an umbrella that isn't there. cross-ref: horse, led by a man who does not trust the rope. usage note — an old rule, still followed: when the line is unclear, do not guess in graphite. fill it hot. fill it loud. let the reader know exactly where the etcher stopped knowing.