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lazy_as_a_cat October 24 2005, 19:15:43 UTC
1) I assumed it ment they where white too, but it could also be taken to mean they where bird wings, not bat wings. Or the illustrator might just not have read the book carefully.

3) The figure "half angel, half devil, all human" is Adam Young (who is described earlier as being prone to slouching) but specifically it’s a reference to the closing lines of this poem .

5) Personally, I’ve always assumed he’s just planting them in the park or something (the poor things are probably relieved) and letting his other plants assume the worst. But I guess it’s up to the individual reader, and their opinion of how evil Crowley actually is.

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wakuchan October 24 2005, 19:21:57 UTC
re: 3)
spiffy! I didn't ever connect that, and I know I've read that poem before...also in connection to another fandom. What the heck. (Sailor Moon, of all things)

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jensa_chan October 24 2005, 19:44:07 UTC
4: I've taken it as a moral about not worrying over things like armageddon and God and whatnot and concentrating on enjoying life.

5: I imagine he either gives them away or replants them somewhere. It just seems a very Crowley thing to do. Spark of goodness, and all that.

6: I've not heard anything about that, but I'd be very excited if that was the case!

7: The plans for a movie have been semi-revived, yes. And Johnny Depp wants to play Crowley and they want him to play Crowley, but I'm not sure if it's in writing or anything yet.

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megdalina October 25 2005, 12:51:03 UTC
7. OMG! Squee. :DDDDD

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katieupsidedown October 24 2005, 19:49:20 UTC
1)It's up to the reader. I don't think it's been stated wether they were black or white, just "like angel wings, but better groomed".

2)Firstly, it was set in the 70's, not the 90's I think. Also, I think it was more a matter that all the signs of the end times were going on in the news and Anathema realised Newton hadn't arrived yet, so he must be coming soon.

3)I think it's just saying that Tadfield and Adam would always stay the way Adam wanted them to be. If he never wanted to grow up, for instance, he never would, and no one around would notice anything odd.

4)I'm fairly sure they remember it all.

5)I've always sort of assumed he gave them to Aziraphale, actually. o_O

6)I know they talked about one a long time ago, but I don't think they're actually doing it.

7)The movie's been "pre-production" for a loooong time. If they get funding, it MIGHT happen.

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ida_pea October 24 2005, 19:52:26 UTC
Oh, to live in Italy. You're very lucky ( ... )

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janegray October 24 2005, 21:09:49 UTC
except for the humans, who forgot it entirely eventually

It can't be, because Newton doesn't seem surprised at all to wake up in a bed with Anathema, nor is she surprised to find a half-naked man in her house, and they both recognize the sequel of The Nice And Accurate Blablabla.
Also, Pepper asks nervously Adam what really happened, so even if she doesn't really remember, she hasn't forgotten entirely either.
And Madam Tracy tells Shadwell "after all we have been through in the last 2 days"

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