the meshings of gears

The object of the meta-theatre is precisely that – to allow the participants to see through their first roles in it. But that is only the catastasis.

When he [the angel] sees half of the Christians are already killed, and all the rest in a fair way to be routed, [he]stickles betwixt the remainders of God’s host, and the race of fiends.

“Awright! That'll make getting these frames up there a lot easier than using the high-reach” Art happily states. “Let's move this operation down to the buck-hoist and get the frames up over there” Jeff commands.