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Nothing more. I was so perplexed, I just said thanks, and left. | Nothing more. I was so perplexed, I just said thanks, and left. | ||
His words followed me, and burned in my head, and in my mind. “ How can this be?” “How can I break the shape rules?” | His words followed me, and burned in my head, and in my mind. “ How can this be?” “How can I break the shape rules?” This was a difficult process for me and I had many sleepless nights, contemplating his words. | ||
Well, awhile later I was experimenting with a squat bull dog shape and I remembered seeing pipes of German pipemakers who had been bleaching their briar pipes. I wanted to make this, so I started experimenting with some chemicals. Well, this went wrong! The pipe was not white, it was black! | Well, awhile later I was experimenting with a squat bull dog shape and I remembered seeing pipes of German pipemakers who had been bleaching their briar pipes. I wanted to make this, so I started experimenting with some chemicals. Well, this went wrong! The pipe was not white, it was black! | ||