Gobolinks; or, Shadow Pictures for Young and Old

Chapter 89: FINIS

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The volume collects inkblot or shadow pictures produced by folding inked paper and pairs each whimsical image with short playful verses. It begins with a lighthearted dedication and step-by-step instructions for making the images and running a parlor game of creation and judging. The remainder offers many brief, imaginative captions and poems that read the abstract shapes as grotesque creatures, animals, dancers, and scenes, combining humor and visual invention for shared amusement by children and adults.

COMB WEED

LYNX HEAD

MONK WEED

SEA CHICORY

FINIS

There was a gay Gobolink known as Maginnis,
But now he is dead and we use him for Finis;
Or, if you prefer to pronounce it Fin-nee,
We'll say that this Gobolink's name was Magee.