When surveyors dig post holes for the fence, sparks come up from the earth and ignite small fires, symbolizing that civilization is a very thin, fragile, evanescent crust formed over the roof of hell.

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Michael Sugrue

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a funny kind of surreal thing is noted in this uh process of digging these post holes sparks come up when the shovels go down and they ignite small fires i take this to mean the civilization is a very thin very fragile evanescent crust that's formed over the roof of hell

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Blood Meridian: Bibliotheca WebinarMichael Sugrue
Created: 8/12/2026, 10:25:46 PM

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