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Panopticon~Jeremy Bentham ~1785

Round and round we go.
Circles of ash.
Loops of time.
And the loophole found by Jacob's Adversary.

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That usage of the word "loophole" keeps rattling in my head.

So what was the original definition of loophole--the one that might be used in the time of a tall ship with billowing sails approaching The Island?

Slits in a castle wall from which archers could defend themselves during a siege.

A little bit of offense while playing defense.

Looking from the inside out.

Once again, that put me in mind of the historical Jeremy Bentham's Panopticon . A prison designed to allow jailers to observe the inmates without the prisoners being able to tell whether they are being watched, thereby conveying what one architect has called the "sentiment of an invisible omniscience."

Ah, LOST, old friend, welcome back for one grand last ride!