Question about 紅く太っていて

Yoshie

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I cannot understand if it is 紅く here modifies 太っていて, or is it modifies 月 「月は紅く太っていて」? Also, is the second case possible, even if it is not correct in this sentence?

月は紅く太っていて、大爺様の目玉のようだった。
 
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Semantically, that's the latter; 月は紅く (and) 太っていて, but 紅く太っていて indeed sounds like as if 紅く modifies 太っている, probably because of a similar expression 白く光る or like that. Especially, 紅く太っていく has a nuance that the subject becomes red and fat at the same time.
 
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