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allegorical oracle

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11. I lived in DC. The reflecting pond is in an area that was marshland. It has sunken

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Mon May 11, 2026, 04:40 PM

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over the years. That has added to its sometimes "untidy" appearance.

Regardless, the basis of a reflecting pool is that it is dark enough underneath that light doesn't reflect from the bottom of the pool, but instead reflects whatever is seen in light from above. As any swimming pool owner can attest, bright colored sides and bottom cause myriad ripples of light reflections and does not then reflect what is outside of the pool.

Trump turned it into a swimming pool. People will treat it as thus. The blue coloring is too bright.

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