Ben Katchor's comics of bygone New York

18,243 views ใƒป 2009-04-23

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Oren Szekatch ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:18
I'm going to read a few strips.
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ืื ื™ ืขื•ืžื“ ืœืงืจื•ื ื›ืžื” ืจืฆื•ืขื•ืช.
00:23
These are, most of these are
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ืืœื”, ืจื•ื‘ืŸ
00:25
from a monthly page I do
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ืžืขืžื•ื“ ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืขื•ืฉื”
00:27
in and architecture and design magazine
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ื‘ืžื’ื–ื™ืŸ ืื“ืจื™ื›ืœื•ืช ื•ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘
00:30
called Metropolis.
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ืฉื ืงืจื ืžื˜ืจื•ืคื•ืœื™ืก.
00:32
And the first story is called
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ื•ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื ืงืจื
00:34
"The Faulty Switch."
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ื”ืžืชื’ ื”ืžืงื•ืœืงืœ.
00:36
Another beautifully designed new building
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ืขื•ื“ ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ ื—ื“ืฉ ืฉืžืขื•ืฆื‘ ื™ืคื”
00:40
ruined by the sound of a common wall light switch.
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ื ื”ืจืก ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืงื•ืœื• ืฉืœ ืžืชื’ ืื•ืจ ืงื™ืจ ืฉื™ื’ืจืชื™.
00:45
It's fine during the day
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ื–ื” ื‘ืกื“ืจ ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ื™ื•ื
00:47
when the main rooms are flooded with sunlight.
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ื›ืฉื”ื—ื“ืจื™ื ื”ืžืจื›ื–ื™ื™ื ืžื•ืฆืคื™ื ืื•ืจ ืฉืžืฉ.
00:51
But at dusk
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ืืš ื‘ืฉืขืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ืขืจื‘ื™ื™ื
00:53
everything changes.
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ื”ื›ืœ ืžืฉืชื ื”.
00:55
The architect spent hundreds of hours
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ื”ืื“ืจื™ื›ืœ ื”ืขื‘ื™ืจ ืžืื•ืช ืฉืขื•ืช
00:58
designing the burnished brass switchplates
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ื‘ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ื›ื™ืกื•ื™ื™ ื”ืžืชื’ ืžื ื—ื•ืฉืช ืžืžื•ืจืงืช
01:02
for his new office tower.
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ืœืžื’ื“ืœ ื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ื”ื—ื“ืฉ ืฉืœื•.
01:05
And then left it to a contractor
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ื•ืื– ื”ื•ื ื”ืฉืื™ืจ ืœืงื‘ืœืŸ
01:07
to install these 79-cent switches behind them.
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ืœื”ืชืงื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ืžืชื’ื™ื ื‘79 ืกื ื˜ ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ื”ื.
01:12
We know instinctively where to reach
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืื™ื ืกื˜ื™ื ืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช ืœืืŸ ืœื”ื•ืฉื™ื˜ ืืช ื”ื™ื“
01:15
when we enter a dark room.
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ื—ืฉื•ืš.
01:17
We automatically throw the little nub of plastic upward.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืื•ื˜ื•ืžื˜ื™ืช ืžืขื™ืคื™ื ืืช ื’ื‘ืฉื•ืฉื™ืช ื”ืคืœืกื˜ื™ืง ื›ืœืคื™ ืžืขืœื”.
01:21
But the sound we are greeted with,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืฆืœื™ืœ ืฉืžืงื‘ืœ ืืช ืคื ื™ื ื•,
01:24
as the room is bathed in the simulated glow
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ื›ืฉื”ื—ื“ืจ ื ืฉื˜ืฃ ื‘ื–ื•ื”ืจ ื”ืžื“ื•ืžื”
01:27
of late-afternoon light,
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ืฉืœ ืื•ืจ ืื—ืจ ื”ืฆื”ืจื™ื™ื
01:30
recalls to mind
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ืžื–ื›ื™ืจ ืœื™
01:32
a dirty men's room
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ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ื ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืžื˜ื•ื ืคื™ื
01:34
in the rear of a Greek coffee shop.
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ื‘ืื—ื•ืจื™ ื‘ื™ืช ืงืคื” ื™ื•ื•ื ื™.
01:37
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:39
This sound colors our first impression of any room;
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ื”ืฆืœื™ืœ ื”ื–ื” ืžืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœ ื”ืจื•ืฉื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ื—ื“ืจ.
01:43
it can't be helped.
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ืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื–ื”.
01:45
But where does this sound,
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ืื‘ืœ ืžืื™ืคื” ื”ืฆืœื™ืœ ื”ื–ื”,
01:47
commonly described as a click, come from?
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ืฉื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ืžืชืืจื™ื ืื•ืชื• ื›ืงืœื™ืง, ืžืื™ืคื” ื”ื•ื ื‘ื?
01:51
Is it simply the byproduct of a
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ื”ืื ื”ื•ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืชื•ืฆืจ ื”ืœื•ื•ืื™
01:54
crude mechanical action?
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ืฉืœ ืคืขื•ืœื” ืžื›ื ื™ืช ื’ืกื”?
01:56
Or is it an imitation
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ืื• ื”ืื ื–ื”ื• ื—ื™ืงื•ื™
01:58
of one half the set of sounds we make
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ืฉืœ ืžื—ืฆื™ืช ืžื”ืฆืœื™ืœื™ื ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื
02:01
to express disappointment?
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ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœื‘ื˜ื ืื›ื–ื‘ื”?
02:04
The often dental consonant
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ื”ืขื™ืฆื•ืจ ื”ืฉื™ื’ืจืชื™ ืฉืžื™ื•ืฆืจ ื‘ื—ื™ืš
02:07
of no Indo-European language.
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ืฉืœ ืฉื•ื ืฉืคื” ืื™ื ื“ื•-ืื™ืจื•ืคื™ืช.
02:10
Or is it the amplified sound
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ืื• ื”ืื ื–ื”ื• ืฆืœื™ืœ ืžื•ืขืฆื
02:12
of a synapse firing
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ืฉืœ ืกื™ื ืคืกื” ื”ื ื“ืœืงืช
02:14
in the brain of a cockroach?
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ื‘ืžื•ื—ื• ืฉืœ ืžืงืง?
02:17
In the 1950s they tried their best
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ื‘ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ื—ืžื™ืฉื™ื ื”ื ื ื™ืกื• ื›ืžื™ื˜ื‘ ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื
02:21
to muffle this sound
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ืœืขืžืขื ืืช ื”ืฆืœื™ืœ
02:23
with mercury switches
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ืขื ืžืชื’ ืžื›ืกืคื™ืช,
02:25
and silent knob controls.
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ื•ืืžืฆืขื™ ืฉืœื™ื˜ื” ืขืœ ื”ื’ื‘ืฉื•ืฉื™ืช ืžื•ืฉืงื˜ื™ื.
02:28
But today these improvements
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ืืš ื›ื™ื•ื ื”ืฉื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ืœืœื•
02:31
seem somehow inauthentic.
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ื ืจืื™ื ืžืฉื•ื ืžื” ืœื ืื•ืชื ื˜ื™ื™ื.
02:34
The click is the modern
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ื”ืงืœื™ืง ื”ื™ื ื• ื”ืชืจื•ืขื” ื”ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ืช
02:36
triumphal clarion
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ื”ืžื•ื—ืฆืช
02:38
proceeding us through life,
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ื”ืžืงื“ื™ืžื” ืื•ืชื ื• ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ื•,
02:41
announcing our entry into every lightless room.
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ื”ืžื•ื“ื™ืข ืขืœ ื”ื’ืขืชื ื• ืœื›ืœ ื—ื“ืจ ื—ืฉื•ืš.
02:45
The sound made flicking a wall switch off
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ื”ืฆืœื™ืœ ื”ื ื•ืฆืจ ื‘ืขืช ื›ื™ื‘ื•ื™ ื”ืžืชื’,
02:49
is of a completely different nature.
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ื”ื•ื ื‘ืขืœ ื˜ื‘ืข ืฉื•ื ื” ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ.
02:52
It has a deep melancholy ring.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื• ืฆืœื™ืœ ืžืœื ื›ื•ืœื™ ืขืžื•ืง.
02:56
Children don't like it.
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ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืœื ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืื•ืชื•.
02:59
It's why they leave lights on around the house. (Laughter)
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ื–ื• ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉื‘ื’ืœืœื” ื”ื ืžืฉืื™ืจื™ื ืื•ืจื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ื‘ื™ืช.
03:03
Adults find it comforting.
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ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ืžื•ืฆืื™ื ืื•ืชื• ืžื ื—ื.
03:05
But wouldn't it be an easy matter
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ืืš ื”ืื ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื–ื” ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืคืฉื•ื˜
03:07
to wire a wall switch
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ืœื—ื•ื•ื˜ ืžืชื’ ืงื™ืจ
03:10
so that it triggers the muted horn of a steam ship?
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ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ืคืขื™ืœ ืฆื•ืคืจ ืขืžื•ื ืฉืœ ืกื™ืจืช ืงื™ื˜ื•ืจ?
03:14
Or the recorded crowing of a rooster?
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ืื• ื”ืงืœื˜ื” ืฉืœ ืงืจื™ืืช ื”ืชืจื ื’ื•ืœ?
03:19
Or the distant peel of thunder?
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ืื• ืงื•ืœื• ืฉืœ ืจืขื ืžืจื•ื—ืง?
03:23
Thomas Edison went through
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ืชื•ืžืืก ืื“ื™ืกื•ืŸ ื—ืงืจ ื•ืขื‘ืจ
03:25
thousands of unlikely substances
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ืืœืคื™ ืžืจื›ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื ืฉื’ืจืชื™ื™ื
03:28
before he came upon the right one
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ื ืชืงืœ ื‘ื ื›ื•ืŸ
03:30
for the filament of his electric light bulb.
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื—ื•ื˜ ื”ืœื”ื˜ ืฉืœ ื”ื ื•ืจื” ื”ื—ืฉืžืœื™ืช ืฉืœื•.
03:35
Why have we settled so quickly
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ืœืžื” ืื ื—ื ื• ื”ืกืชืคืงื ื• ื‘ืงืœื•ืช ืจื‘ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš
03:37
for the sound of its switch?
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ื‘ืฆืœื™ืœ ืฉืœ ื”ืžืชื’ ืฉืœื•?
03:40
That's the end of that.
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ืกื•ืฃ ืฉืœ ื–ื”.
03:42
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
03:45
The next story is called
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ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื‘ื ื ืงืจื
03:48
"In Praise of the Taxpayer."
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ืœืฉื‘ื—ื• ืฉืœ ืžืฉืœื ื”ืžืก.
03:51
That so many of the city's most venerable taxpayers
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ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉื›ื” ืจื‘ื™ื ืžืžืฉืœืžื™ ื”ืžื™ืกื™ื ื”ืคื’ื™ืขื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
03:55
have survived yet another commercial building boom,
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ื”ืฆืœื™ื—ื• ืœืฉืจื•ื“ ืขื•ื“ ืื—ืช ืžืชื ื•ืคื•ืช ื‘ื ื™ื™ืช ื‘ื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ืžืกื—ืจื™ื™ื,
04:00
is cause for celebration.
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ื”ื ื” ืกื™ื‘ื” ืœืžืกื™ื‘ื”.
04:02
These one or two story structures,
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ื”ืžื‘ื ื™ื ื‘ื ื™ ืงื•ืžื” ืื—ืช ืื• ืฉืชื™ื™ื ื”ืืœื•,
04:06
designed to yield only enough income
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ืžืขื•ืฆื‘ื™ื ืจืง ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœื ืคืง ืžืกืคื™ืง ื”ื›ื ืกื”
04:09
to cover the taxes on the land
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ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœื›ืกื•ืช ืืช ืžื™ืกื™ ื”ืื“ืžื”
04:11
on which they stand,
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ืขืœื™ื” ื”ื ื ืžืฆืื™ื,
04:13
were not meant to be permanent buildings.
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ื”ื ืœื ืืžื•ืจื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื‘ื ื™ ืงื‘ืข.
04:17
Yet for one reason or another
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ืืš ื‘ืฉืœ ืกื™ื‘ื” ื–ื• ืื• ืื—ืจืช
04:19
they have confounded the efforts of developers
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ื”ื ื”ืชืขืจื‘ื• ื‘ื ืกื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืžืคืชื—ื™ื
04:23
to be combined into lots
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ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืฉื•ืœื‘ื™ื ืœืชื•ืš ืงืจืงืขื•ืช
04:25
suitable for high-rise construction.
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ื”ืžืชืื™ืžื•ืช ืœืžื‘ื ื™ื ืจื‘ื™-ืงื•ืžื•ืช.
04:30
Although they make no claim to architectural beauty,
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื”ื ืื™ื ื ื˜ื•ืขื ื™ื ืœื™ื•ืคื™ ืื“ืจื™ื›ืœื™,
04:34
they are, in their perfect temporariness,
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ื”ื ื”ื™ื ื, ื‘ื“ืจื›ื ื”ืืจืขื™ืช ื•ื”ืžื•ืฉืœืžืช,
04:37
a delightful alternative
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ื—ืœื•ืคื” ืžืจื ื™ื ื”
04:40
to the large-scale structures
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ืœืžื‘ื ื™ื ื‘ืงื ื”-ื”ืžื™ื“ื” ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ
04:42
that might someday take their place.
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ืฉื™ื•ื ืื—ื“ ืื•ืœื™ ื™ื™ืงื—ื• ืืช ืžืงื•ืžื.
04:46
The most perfect examples
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ื”ื“ื•ื’ืžื•ืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื›ืš
04:49
occupy corner lots.
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ืžืื›ืœืกื•ืช ืงืจืงืขื•ืช ืคื™ื ืชื™ื•ืช.
04:52
They offer a pleasant respite
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ื”ืŸ ืžืกืคืงื•ืช ื”ืคื•ื’ื” ื ืขื™ืžื”
04:54
from the high-density development around them.
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ืžื”ืคื™ืชื•ื— ื‘ืฆืคื™ืคื•ืช ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ืฉื ืžืฆื ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ื.
04:57
A break of light and air,
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ืžื ื•ื—ื” ืฉืœ ืื•ืจ ื•ืื•ื•ื™ืจ,
05:00
an architectural biding of time.
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ื”ืคื•ื’ืช ื–ืžืŸ ืื“ืจื™ื›ืœื™ืช.
05:03
So buried in signage
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ื›ื” ืงื‘ื•ืจื™ื ืชื—ืช ืฉื™ืœื•ื˜,
05:05
are these structures,
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ื ืžืฆืื™ื ื”ืžื‘ื ื™ื ื”ืœืœื•,
05:07
that it often takes a moment
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ืฉืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืœื•ืงื— ืจื’ืข
05:09
to distinguish the modern
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ืœื”ื‘ื—ื™ืŸ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื‘ื ื” ืžืฉืœื ื”ืžื™ืกื™ื
05:11
specially constructed taxpayer
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ื”ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ ื”ื‘ื ื•ื™ ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ืช
05:14
from its neighbor:
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ืžืฉื›ื ื•.
05:16
the small commercial building
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ื”ืžื‘ื ื” ื”ืžืกื—ืจื™ ื”ืงื˜ืŸ
05:19
from an earlier century,
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ืžืžืื” ืงื•ื“ืžืช
05:21
whose upper floors have been sealed,
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ืืฉืจ ืงื•ืžื•ืชื™ื• ื”ืขืœื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื ื—ืกืžื•,
05:24
and whose groundfloor space
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ื•ืืฉืจ ืงื•ืžืช ื”ืงืจืงืข ืฉืœื•
05:26
now functions as a taxpayer.
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ื›ืขืช ืžืชืคืงื“ืช ื›ืžืฉืœื ืžื™ืกื™ื.
05:30
The few surfaces not covered by signs
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ื”ืฉื˜ื—ื™ื ื”ืžืขื˜ื™ื ืฉืื™ื ื ืžื›ื•ืกื™ื ืขืœ-ื™ื“ื™ื™ ืฉืœื˜ื™ื
05:33
are often clad in a distinctive, dark
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ืขื•ื˜ื™ื ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืžืขื˜ื” ืืœื•ืžื™ื ื™ื•ื
05:36
green-gray, striated aluminum siding.
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ืžืคื•ืกืคืก ื‘ืฆื‘ืข ื™ืจื•ืง ืืคืจืคืจ ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™.
05:41
Take-out sandwich shops,
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ืชื•ืฆื™ืื• ืืช ื”ืกื ื“ื•ื•ื™ืฆ'ื™ื•ืช,
05:43
film processing drop-offs,
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ืขื™ื‘ื•ื“ื™ ืกืจื˜ื™ื ื›ื•ืฉืœื™ื,
05:46
peep-shows and necktie stores.
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ืคื™ืค-ืฉื•ืื• ื•ื—ื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืœืขื ื™ื‘ื•ืช.
05:49
Now these provisional structures have,
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ื”ืžื‘ื ื™ื™ื ื”ืืจืขื™ื™ื ื”ืืœื•,
05:52
in some cases,
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ื‘ืžืงืจื™ื ืžืกื•ื™ื™ืžื™ื,
05:54
remained standing
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ื ื•ืชืจื• ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื
05:56
for the better part of a human lifetime.
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ืœื—ืœืง ื”ืืจื™ ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื• ืฉืœ ืื“ื.
06:00
The temporary building
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ื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ื” ื”ื–ืžื ื™ืช
06:02
is a triumph of modern industrial organization,
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ื”ื™ื ื” ื ื™ืฆื—ื•ืŸ ืœืืจื’ื•ื ื™ ื”ืชืขืฉื™ื™ื” ื”ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ืช.
06:06
a healthy sublimation
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ื”ืืฆืœื” ื‘ืจื™ืื”
06:08
of the urge to build,
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ืœืฆื•ืจืš ืœื‘ื ื•ืช.
06:11
and proof that not every
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ื•ื”ื•ื›ื—ื” ื›ื™ ืœื ื›ืœ
06:13
architectural idea
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ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืื“ืจื™ื›ืœื™
06:15
need be set in stone.
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ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ืงื•ืง ื‘ืกืœืข.
06:19
That's the end.
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ื•ื–ื”ื• ื”ืกื•ืฃ.
06:21
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:23
And the next story is called, "On the Human Lap."
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ื•ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื‘ื ื ืงืจื, ืขืœ ื™ืจื›ื™ื™ ื”ืื ื•ืฉื•ืช.
06:26
For the ancient Egyptians
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืžืฆืจื™ื ื”ืงื“ืžื•ื ื™ื
06:29
the lap was a platform
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ื”ื™ืจื›ื™ื™ื ื”ื™ื• ื”ืžืฆืข
06:31
upon which to place
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ืขืœื™ื• ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ื ื™ื—
06:33
the earthly possessions of the dead --
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ืืช ื”ืจื›ื•ืฉ ื”ืืจืฆื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืžืชื™ื --
06:36
30 cubits from foot to knee.
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30 ืืžื•ืช ืžื›ืคื•ืช ื”ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื ืขื“ ืœื‘ืจื›ื™ื™ื.
06:39
It was not until the 14th century
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ืจืง ื‘ืžืื” ื”-14
06:42
that an Italian painter
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ืฆื™ื™ืจ ืื™ื˜ืœืงื™
06:44
recognized the lap
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ื–ื™ื”ื” ืืช ื”ื™ืจื›ื™ื™ื
06:46
as a Grecian temple,
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ื›ืžืงื“ืฉ ื™ื•ื•ื ื™,
06:48
upholstered in flesh and cloth.
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ื”ืžืจื•ืคื“ ื‘ื‘ืฉืจ ื•ื‘ื‘ื“.
06:52
Over the next 200 years
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ื‘ืžื”ืœืš 200 ื”ืฉื ื™ื ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ
06:55
we see the infant Christ
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ื™ืฉื• ื›ืชื™ื ื•ืง
06:57
go from a sitting to a standing position
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ืขื•ื‘ืจ ืžืžืฆื‘ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืœืžืฆื‘ ืขืžื™ื“ื”,
07:00
on the Virgin's lap,
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ืขืœ ื™ืจื›ื™ื™ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ืชื•ืœื”.
07:02
and then back again.
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ื•ืื– ื—ื•ื–ืจ ื—ืœื™ืœื”.
07:04
Every child recapitulates this ascension,
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ื›ืœ ื™ืœื“ ืžืฉื—ื–ืจ ืืช ื”ืขืœื™ื™ื” ื”ื–ื•,
07:08
straddling one or both legs,
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ืžืคืฉืง ืจื’ืœ ืื• ืฉืชื™ื™ื,
07:11
sitting sideways,
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ื™ื•ืฉื‘ ืขื ื”ืคื ื™ื ื”ืฆื™ื“ื”,
07:13
or leaning against the body.
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ืื• ื ืฉืขืŸ ื›ื ื’ื“ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ.
07:16
From there, to the modern ventriloquist's dummy,
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ืžืฉื ืืœ ื‘ื•ื‘ืช ื”ืคื™ืชื•ื ื”ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ืช,
07:20
is but a brief moment in history.
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ืื™ื ื” ืืœื ืจืง ืจื’ืข ืงืฆืจ ื‘ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื”.
07:23
You were late for school again this morning.
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ืฉื•ื‘ ืื™ื—ืจืช ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ื‘ื•ืงืจ.
07:26
The ventriloquist must first make us believe
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ืขืœ ื”ืคื™ืชื•ื ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœื ื• ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ ืชื—ื™ืœื”
07:30
that a small boy is sitting on his lap.
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ื›ื™ ื™ืฉ ื™ืœื“ ืงื˜ืŸ ื”ื™ื•ืฉื‘ ืขืœ ื™ืจื›ื™ื•.
07:34
The illusion of speech follows incidentally.
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ืืฉืœื™ื™ืช ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืžื’ื™ืขื” ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ ื›ืœืื—ืจ ื™ื“.
07:37
What have you got to say for yourself, Jimmy?
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ืžื” ื™ืฉ ืœืš ืœื•ืžืจ ืœื”ื’ื ืชืš ื’'ื™ืžื™?
07:41
As adults we admire the lap
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ื›ื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืขืจื™ืฆื™ื ืืช ื”ื™ืจื›ื™ื™ื
07:44
from a nostalgic distance.
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ืžื ืงื•ื“ืช ืžื‘ื˜ ื ื•ืกื˜ืœื’ื™ืช.
07:48
We have fading memories
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื–ื›ืจื•ื ื•ืช ืžืขื•ืžืขืžื™ื
07:50
of that provisional temple,
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ืฉืœ ื”ืžืงื“ืฉ ื”ื–ืžื ื™,
07:52
erected each time an adult sat down.
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ืฉืขืœื” ื•ื”ืชืจื•ืžื ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉืžื‘ื•ื’ืจ ื”ืชื™ื™ืฉื‘.
07:56
On a crowded bus there was always a lap to sit on.
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ื‘ืื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืก ื”ื•ืžื” ืื“ื ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื™ื• ื™ืจื›ื™ื™ื ืœืฉื‘ืช ืขืœื™ื”ื.
08:01
It is children and teenage girls
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ืืœื• ื”ื ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื•ื ืขืจื•ืช ื‘ื’ื™ืœ ื”ืขืฉืจื”
08:04
who are most keenly aware
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ืืฉืจ ืžื•ื“ืขื™ื ื‘ื—ื“ื•ืช
08:06
of its architectural beauty.
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ืœื™ื•ืคื™ ื”ืื“ืจื™ื›ืœื™.
08:10
They understand the structural integrity
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ื”ื ืžืขืจื™ื›ื™ื ืืช ื”ืฉืœืžื•ืช ื”ืžื‘ื ื™ืช
08:13
of a deep avuncular lap,
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ืฉืœ ื™ืจื›ื™ื™ื ืื‘ื”ื™ื•ืช ืขืžื•ืงื•ืช,
08:16
as compared to the shaky arrangement
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ื‘ื”ืฉื•ื•ืื” ืœื”ืกื“ืจ ื”ืจืขื•ืข
08:19
of a neurotic niece in high heels.
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ื”ืงื™ื™ื ืืฆืœ ืื—ื™ื™ื ื™ืช ื ื™ื•ืจื•ื˜ื™ืช ื‘ืขืงื‘ื™ื ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื™ื.
08:24
The relationship between the lap and its owner
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ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ืจื›ื™ื™ื ื•ื‘ืขืœื™ื”ืŸ
08:28
is direct and intimate.
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ื”ื™ื ื” ื™ืฉื™ืจื” ื•ืื™ื ื˜ื™ืžื™ืช.
08:31
I envision a 36-story,
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ื–ื” ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื’ื•ื‘ื” 36 ืงื•ืžื•ืช
08:33
450-unit residential high-rise --
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ืขื 450 ื™ื—ื™ื“ื•ืช --
08:38
a reason to consider the mental health
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ืกื™ื‘ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืœืงื—ืช ื‘ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ืืช ื”ืžืฆื‘ ื”ื ืคืฉื™
08:41
of any architect before granting
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ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ืื“ืจื™ื›ืœ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืžืขื ื™ืงื™ื
08:43
an important commission.
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ืขืžืœื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื”.
08:46
The bathrooms and kitchens will,
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ื”ืืžื‘ื˜ื™ื•ืช ื•ื”ืžื˜ื‘ื—ื™ื ื™ื”ื™ื•,
08:48
of course, have no windows.
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ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ืœืœื ื—ืœื•ื ื•ืช.
08:51
The lap of luxury
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ื™ืจื›ื™ื™ ื”ื™ื•ืงืจื”
08:54
is an architectural construct of childhood,
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ื”ื™ื ื ืžื‘ื ื” ืื“ืจื™ื›ืœื™ ืฉืœ ื™ืœื“ื•ืช,
08:58
which we seek, in vain,
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ืืฉืจ ืื ื• ืžื—ืคืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื• ืœืฉื•ื•ื,
09:00
as adults, to employ.
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ื›ื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื, ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื”ื.
09:03
That's the end.
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ื•ื–ื”ื• ื”ืกื•ืฃ.
09:05
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
09:08
The next story is called "The Haverpiece Collection"
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ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื‘ื ื ืงืจื "ื”ืื•ืกืฃ ื”ืžื’ื•ื—ืš"
09:11
A nondescript warehouse,
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ืžื—ืกืŸ ืฉืงืฉื” ืœืชืืจื•,
09:14
visible for a moment
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ื ื’ืœื” ืœืขื™ืŸ ืœืจื’ืข
09:16
from the northbound lanes of the Prykushko Expressway,
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ืžื”ืžืกืœื•ืœ ื”ืฆืคื•ื ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ื›ื‘ื™ืฉ ื”ืžื”ื™ืจ ืคืจื™ืงื•ืฉืงื•,
09:21
serves as the temporary resting place
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ืžืฉืžืฉ ื›ืืชืจ ืžื ื•ื—ื” ื–ืžื ื™
09:25
for the Haverpiece collection
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืื•ืกืฃ ื”ืื™ืจื•ืคื™ ื”ืžื’ื•ื—ืš
09:28
of European dried fruit.
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ืœืคื™ืจื•ืช ื™ื‘ืฉื™ื.
09:32
The profound convolutions
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ื”ืงื•ื ื‘ื•ืœื•ืฆื™ื” ื”ืขืžื•ืงื”
09:34
on the surface of a dried cherry.
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ืขืœ ืคื ื™ ื”ืฉื˜ื— ืฉืœ ื“ื•ื‘ื“ื‘ืŸ ืžื™ื•ื‘ืฉ.
09:37
The foreboding sheen of an extra-large date.
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ื”ื‘ืจืง ื”ืžื ื‘ื ืจืขื•ืช ื”ื ืจืื” ืขืœ ืชืžืจ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืžื™ื“ื”.
09:42
Do you remember wandering as a child
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ื”ืื ืืชื ื–ื•ื›ืจื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื›ื ืžืฉื•ื˜ื˜ื™ื ื‘ื™ืœื“ื•ืชื›ื
09:45
through those dark wooden
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ื“ืจืš ืื•ืชื ื’ืœืจื™ื•ืช ื‘ื—ื ื•ื™ื•ืช
09:47
storefront galleries?
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ืžืขืฅ ื›ื”ื”?
09:49
Where everything was displayed
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ื‘ื”ื ื”ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ืฆื’
09:51
in poorly labeled roach-proof bins.
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ื‘ืงื•ืคืกืื•ืช ื”ืžื’ื™ื ื•ืช ื ื’ื“ ืชื™ืงื ื™ื ืขื ืชื™ื•ื’ ืขืœื•ื‘.
09:56
Pears dried in the form
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ืื’ืกื™ื ืฉื™ื•ื‘ืฉื• ืœืฆื•ืจื”
09:58
of genital organs.
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ืฉืœ ืื™ื‘ืจื™ ืžื™ืŸ.
10:01
Apricot halves
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ื—ืฆืื™ ืžืฉืžืฉ
10:03
like the ears of cherubim.
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ื›ืžื• ืื•ื–ื ื™ ื”ื›ืจื•ื‘ื™ื.
10:05
In 1962 the unsold stock
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ื‘ืฉื ืช 1962 ื”ืžื ื™ื” ืฉืœื ื ืžื›ืจื”
10:10
was purchased by Maurice Haverpiece,
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ื ืจื›ืฉื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ืก ื”ื‘ืจืคื™ืก,
10:13
a wealthy prune juice bottler,
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ืžื‘ืงื‘ืง ืžื™ืฅ ืฉื–ื™ืคื™ื ืขืฉื™ืจ,
10:15
and consolidated to form the core collection.
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ื•ืื•ื—ื“ื• ืœื›ื“ื™ ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ื”ืื•ืกืฃ ื”ืžืจื›ื–ื™.
10:20
As an art form it lies somewhere between
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ื›ืžื•ื“ืœ ืื•ืžื ื•ืช ื–ื” ื ืžืฆื ื‘ื™ืŸ
10:23
still-life painting and plumbing.
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ืฆื™ื•ืจ ื˜ื‘ืข ื“ื•ืžื ื•ืฉืจื‘ืจื‘ื•ืช.
10:27
Upon his death in 1967,
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ื‘ืฉืขืช ืžื•ืชื• ื‘- 1967,
10:31
a quarter of the items were sold off for compote
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ืจื‘ืข ืžืŸ ื”ืคืจื™ื˜ื™ื ื ืžื›ืจื• ืœืขืฉื™ื™ืช ืœืคืชืŸ,
10:35
to a high-class hotel restaurant.
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ืœืžืกืขื“ื” ืื™ื›ื•ืชื™ืช ื‘ืžืœื•ืŸ.
10:38
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
10:39
Unsuspecting guests were served
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ืื•ืจื—ื™ื ืชืžื™ืžื™ื ืงื™ื‘ืœื•
10:42
stewed turn-of-the-century
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ืชืื ื™ื ื˜ื•ืจืงื™ื•ืช ืžื‘ื•ืฉืœื•ืช
10:44
Turkish figs for breakfast.
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ืžืชื—ื™ืœืช ื”ืžืื” ืœืืจื•ื—ืช ื”ื‘ื•ืงืจ.
10:47
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
10:48
The rest of the collection remains here,
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ื™ืชืจ ื”ืื•ืกืฃ ื ื•ืชืจ ื›ืืŸ,
10:51
stored in plain brown paper bags
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ืžืื•ื—ืกืŸ ื‘ืฉืงื™ื•ืช ื ื™ื™ืจ ื—ื•ืžื•ืช
10:55
until funds can be raised
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ืขื“ ืืฉืจ ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœืืกื•ืฃ ื›ืกืคื™ื
10:58
to build a permanent museum
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ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ืงื‘ื•ืข
11:00
and study center.
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ื•ืžืจื›ื– ื—ืงืจ.
11:02
A shoe made of apricot leather
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ื ืขืœ ืฉื ื•ืฆืจื” ืžืขื•ืจ ืฉืœ ืžืฉืžืฉ
11:05
for the daughter of a czar.
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื‘ืชื• ืฉืœ ืฆืืจ.
11:08
That's the end. Thank you.
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ื•ื–ื”ื• ื”ืกื•ืฃ. ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
11:11
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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