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lostloginyesterday at 5:14 PM3 repliesview on HN

‘working by candlelight would have provided Antoine a focused, well-lit environment for the delicate dissection of two seedlings’

I think the author needs to try using a candle for light.


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seizethecheeseyesterday at 9:13 PM

To modern ears it seems dim, but to contemporary ears it would be very bright compared to normal nighttime!

dylan604yesterday at 6:27 PM

Candlelight doesn't mean a single solitary candle. As an example, here's the famous scene Kubrik's Barry Lyndon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQE73GDo4So

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behringeryesterday at 8:34 PM

Often a sign of AI writing.