Afandism

The Well-Lit Search

Panel 1: night lane, an oil lantern on the house wall lighting one small patch of earth; Afandi crawls in it while a neighbour stands at the edge, hands open. Panel 2: both men on all fours in the same bright patch, the neighbour's arm flung out toward the black open doorway behind them. Panel 3: the neighbour sits back on his heels, arms wide; Afandi pats the lit ground on, untroubled.

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  1. Neighbour: What have you lost, Afandi?

    Afandi: My key. Help me look.

  2. Neighbour: Where did you lose it?

    Afandi: Indoors.

  3. Neighbour: Then why are we searching out here?!

    Afandi: Because it's well-lit out here.

The diligence was real; only the territory had been chosen by the lamp.

· Wesselski (1911) Vol. 1 No. 42