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From: Sander
Date: 13 Jun 2001 16:51:31
Message: <MPG.1591f0cef33027239897c9@NEWS.POVRAY.ORG>
In article <3b268c6b@news.povray.org>, Tom Melly says...
> >:o)
> 
> In these days of iso-surfaces and all sorts of new-fangled gizmos, that
> would be the poor neglected agate normal (or were you being ironic? ;)
Erm, I was trying to be nasty. But I *do* like that wall structure; I'm 
hopelessly short of resourcefulness...

The crystal of course is *very* beautiful! No irony.
> 
> Ah, the poor normals. Relegated to walk-ons and crowd scenes - their stars
> eclipsed by younger functions - who are badly behaved louts on the whole,
> for all their modern appeal. Demanding thousands of parameters, and
> exhibiting many flaws off-screen, before a satisfactory performance can be
> coaxed from them. Sure they've got depth. Sure they've got outlines. But
> where is the simple charm of yesteryear?
> 
> I'll stop now.
> 
My English is too poor to adequately answer your prose... :)

-- 
Regards,  Sander


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