Fold-in¶
fold_in · procedural · validated
Fold one page lengthwise onto another and read across the join.
Provenance¶
- Source: William S. Burroughs, The Third Mind (1978)
- Attribution:
primary— a named author, work and year this catalogue stands behind - Checkability:
source— decidable against the source text it was made from - Attested:
author-stated— the originator set this rule down
Details¶
- Kind: constructive
- Languages: en, de
- Requires:
tokens - Deterministic: yes
- In other languages: Fold-in (de), Fold-in (fr)
Prompt hint¶
Interleave the left half of one passage with the right half of another, line by line.
Parameters¶
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
source |
string | — |
The text this one was made from. |
Examples¶
left-half-joined-to-right-half¶
en — this text satisfies the procedure.
alpha beta three four
five six ten
Parameters: source='alpha beta gamma delta\nfive six seven\n\none two three four\neight nine ten'
Source: constructed example; the procedure is Burroughs and Gysin's fold-in
unfolded-page-one-fails¶
en — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
alpha beta gamma delta
five six seven
Parameters: source='alpha beta gamma delta\nfive six seven\n\none two three four\neight nine ten'
Source: constructed counterexample
linke-haelfte-mit-rechter-haelfte-verbunden¶
de — this text satisfies the procedure.
eins zwei zehn elf
fuenf sechs vierzehn
Parameters: source='eins zwei drei vier\nfuenf sechs sieben\n\nacht neun zehn elf\nzwoelf dreizehn vierzehn'
Source: constructed example; the procedure is Burroughs and Gysin's fold-in
ungefaltete-seite-eins-scheitert¶
de — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
eins zwei drei vier
fuenf sechs sieben
Parameters: source='eins zwei drei vier\nfuenf sechs sieben\n\nacht neun zehn elf\nzwoelf dreizehn vierzehn'
Source: constructed counterexample