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           Ontheotherhand,youshouldn’tforgetallaboutthemeither,I’msurethereissometruthtothem,andtheyareverybeautiful,I’vepaintedafewpicturesmyselfdepictingtheselegends.""Myassessmentwillnotbealteredbymerelegends,"saidK."Idon’tsupposeit’spossibletocitetheselegendsincourt,isit?"Thepainterlaughed."No,youcan’tcitethemincourt,"hesaid."Thenthere’snopointintalkingaboutthem,"saidK.,hewanted,forthetimebeing,toacceptanythingthepaintertoldhim,evenifhethoughtitunlikelyorcontradictedwhathehadbeentoldbyothers.Hedidnotnowhavethetimetoexaminethetruthofeverythingthepaintersaidoreventodisproveit,hewouldhaveachievedasmuchashecouldifthepainterwouldhelphiminanywayevenifhishelpwouldnotbedecisive.Asaresult,hesaid,"Solet’spaynomoreattentiontoabsoluteacquittal,butyoumentionedtwootherpossibilities.""Apparentacquittalanddeferment.They’retheonlypossibilities,"saidthepainter."Butbeforewetalkaboutthem,wouldyounotliketotakeyourcoatoff?Youmustbehot.""Yes,"saidK.,whountilthenhadpaidattentiontonothingbutthepainter’sexplanations,butnowthathehadhadtheheatpointedouttohimhisbrowbegantosweatheavily."It’salmostunbearable."ThepainternoddedasifheunderstoodK.’sdiscomfortverywell."Couldwenotopenthewindow?"askedK."No,"saidthepainter."It’sonlyafixedpaneofglass,itcan’tbeopened."K.