Why Philip Pullman is Cool XD
Jan. 29th, 2005 05:10 pm"'They know all about elementary particles and fundamental forces,' she explained. 'And anbaromagnetism, stuff like that. Atomcraft.'
'What-magnetism?'
'Anbaromagnetism. Like anbaric. Those lights,' she said, pointing up at the ornamental streetlight. 'They're anbaric.'
'We call them electric.'
'Electric... that's like electrum. That's a kind of stone, a jewel, made out of gum from trees. There's insects in it, sometimes.'
'You mean amber,' he said, and they both said, 'Anbar...'
And each of them saw their own expression on the other's face."
( - The Subtle Knife)
'What-magnetism?'
'Anbaromagnetism. Like anbaric. Those lights,' she said, pointing up at the ornamental streetlight. 'They're anbaric.'
'We call them electric.'
'Electric... that's like electrum. That's a kind of stone, a jewel, made out of gum from trees. There's insects in it, sometimes.'
'You mean amber,' he said, and they both said, 'Anbar...'
And each of them saw their own expression on the other's face."
( - The Subtle Knife)