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The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his clients to plant vines.
— Frank Lloyd Wright
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The joke makes hiding a mistake the common problem of two very different professions. A doctor's error is imagined underground, while a building remains visible unless vines cover it. The grim comparison turns a seemingly practical concern about appearances into a sharp joke about failure.
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