01-28-2013, 02:10 AM
It's been a while since I wrote this, but I think I was using "obtuse" in this context (from dictionary.com): "not sharp, acute, or pointed; blunt in form." So the house was an unsubtle lump blotting the landscape, or something. Thanks for your comments, guys
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