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Botanical forms
Page condition: water-stained at the corner
Nota bene: return to this study when the light is better
OBSERVATIONS
Frost forms first on exposed surfaces where heat escapes to the sky
Further study reveals that all things in nature follow geometric principles. The spiral of the shell mirrors the spiral of the hurricane. The branching of the tree mirrors the branching of lightning. To understand one is to glimpse all.
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MAXIMS FOR THE ARTIST
The most praiseworthy painting is one which conforms most to the thing represented
noitangats morf ytirup sti sesol retaw ;esusid morf stsur norI
[Mirror writing - read right to left]