It seems the question about the 'Belgian cities' was actually concerning mainly those
with a distorted* name!
What can be said about such names, in the light of Tintin's
unique world made of
avatars* (Soviets, frame1) & a
spatiotemporal virtuality* (Alph-art, p.55) that can be seen thanks to its
faults*?
A Four* such
distorted* names are found in
Tintin in the Tibet:
- Moulinsart, avatar of
Sart-Moulin via a
shift of syllables (p.3-D2).
The spelling of all three syllables is respected, but a TIME*-linked operation placed them in a way that differs from the original (2-3-1 vs 1-2-3).
- Poh-Prying, avatar of
Poperinge (p.44-A3).
- Wei-Pyiong, avatar of
Wepion (p.44-B3).
- Khor-Biyong, avatar of
Corbion (p.48-C1).
The spelling of all three cities matches the original pronounciation but is distorted, i.e. is made of
syllabic avatars that respect the original writing SPACE* (1-2-3 vs 1-2-3).
These
substitutions* pertain mainly to TEXT*, contrary to Moulinsart, which is a
transposition* that pertains mainly to IMAGE*, as shown by the many Hall's illustrations seen in the albums.
B Now what about the circumstances of the occurrences of these distorted names in
Tibet?
- Moulinsart is connected with FAULTS* (
barred adresses &
inverted cancellation on the envelope, p.3).
- Poh-Prying is connected with VIRTUALITY* (something is
supposed to happen after the avalanche, p.44).
- Wei-Pyiong is connected with SPACE* (the monk has
long-distance visions, announced by a levitation at
some distance from the ground, p.44)...
- Khor-Biyong is connected with TIME* (in a temple-like or
'temporal' environment, in which Haddock is
late, p.48)
- then Moulinsart comes again (p.52-A3), with one more FAULT (Tintin's desobedience* to Haddock's good sense, p.52).
These
four* cities match the four Caesar's quotes* and the four ships* for what concerns space, time, faults & virtuality, in a row...
C Last but -maybe- not least, what about the four
real Belgian cities?
The five legs "Sart-Moulin - Poperinge - Wepion - Corbion - Sart-Moulin" constitute a
zig-zag* journey that draws a lying '8', stretched horizontally when seen in a bird's eye view.
Such an '8' matches the one drawn virtually by the strange New-Delhi
zigzag visit Tintin does earlier in the same book (
Tibet, p.7), an '8' stretched vertically when seen in a bird's eye view.
see
https://www.tintinologist.org/forums/index.php?action=vthread&forum=1&t opic=795&page=1
Maybe all this has something to do with a very special and personal
'invisible' writing?
* please search for related threads.
** this hamlet lies 4 km SW of
Waterloo, whereas Ceroux-Mousty (Herge's residence) is situated 8 km SE of the same city.
see
http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichelin/fra/dyn/controller/mapPerformPa ge?strAddress=&strLocation=Waterloo&strCP=1410&strCountry=311&x=30&y=1 2
and
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braine-l'Alleud
Page 2 of 2: « Previous 1