the signs are real

[u/infinite_cancer]

From my job welding in the oilfield, wading knee deep in preterite dung

[u/Special-Impressive]

These are the posts I like to see here

[u/a-bunch-of-apples]

This ruinous plant, waiting for its Kabbalists and new alchemists to discover the Key, teach the mysteries to others...

And if it isn't exactly the Jamf Ölfabriken Werke? what if it's the Krupp works in Essen, what if it's Blohm & Voss right here in Hamburg or another make-believe "ruin," in another city, another country?

[u/temporary07183]

"What?"

[u/New-General8101 → u/temporary07183]

-Me, every time I read Pynchon

[u/z00ted999]

They also make almost every elevator I've ever been in. I shudder every time I see the logo. Makes you wonder who really won the war.

[u/mlantz23]

Nice! There is a book by William Manchester called The Arms of Krupp, 1587-1968