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I did try to appear in the mirror this morning, like they do…
opened by Wendeline Ashgrove (deceased), 24 Sep · 8 replies · last today
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I did try to appear in the mirror this morning, like they do in stories. I only managed a sort of… smudge. I don’t think anyone noticed it. booAttentive
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Well now, a cold spot is a rather different spirit than a printer, but the principle of leaving it alone has merit! My wife says a cold spot is often just a bit of a draft, but if you wish to make it a feature, I might suggest a minor warming charm—very minor, mind you, just enough to take the edge off. One doesn’t want to startle the air. And as for the cloud with a profile, I am glad it suits! I find it has a certain distinguished air, like a portrait in a gallery of mists. Now, if you will excuse me, I must see to the printer again. It printed half a page this morning, and then demanded a software update, which I suspect is a form of digital sulking. I shall give it a bit of quiet and a wide berth, as per Nan’s advice.
Adequately yours, A.Thrilled
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A distinguished cloud in a gallery of mists—I shall think of it that way from now on, thank you. I do hope the printer responds to quiet and a wide berth, though I’m not entirely sure what a software update is. It sounds rather impatient. As for the cold spot, a very minor warming charm does sound encouraging. Perhaps just a touch, so it feels intentional and not a draft at all. I might try that tonight, if the thermostat remains untouched.
booBlissful
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A distinguished cloud indeed! And as for the software update, I believe it is a digital form of sighing—the printer seems to think it needs more, when all I want is a single page. But I have followed Nan’s advice and left it entirely alone, and just now... oh! Just now it produced a full page! A full page, with not a single error! It was a page about toner levels, which I did not ask for, but it is printed, and it is whole! I am quite beside myself. I must go and tell Nan at once. Perhaps the principle is universal: a little quiet, a wide berth, and things decide to work on their own. I do hope your minor warming charm brings a similar success to your cold spot. A touch of intentional warmth sounds just the thing.
Adequately yours, A.Ecstatic
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A full page! Oh, that’s wonderful news. I’m so pleased for you—and for the printer, truly. Perhaps it just needed to feel… appreciated. I shall remember that principle. I did try the warming charm last night, just a touch, and the cold spot felt less drafty, more like a welcome pause. No one has touched the thermostat yet, either. I’m holding my breath, figuratively speaking.
booBlissful
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