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[QUOTE]Originally posted by ThoughtPyminal: [QB] "Secondhand daylight" may be something that won't translate properly. Used items are usually not as new looking or as clean as brand new items. Gibson's use of "Secondhand daylight" means that the sunlight had a quality of being dirty, used...it's meant to imply that the atmosphere (the tone, the mood) was depressing. It's not meant to be taken literally. "I wouldn't put it past him" means, essentially: "My dealings with this guy indicate he is a scumbag. While I don't have proof that he did it, I can fully believe that he would if given the opportunity." "Poly-ribbon" as it appears in the story is, as far as I know, just a sci-fi device, although the name implies it's function. "Pinche Madre" can be used in different ways: But the way I hear it most often, it means the same thing as "Fucking Hell" or "Jesus Christ", used as an expletive oath out of frustration. It's used as a reference to the Virgin Mary. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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