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May 14, 2008 Special/Signature Issues » Chapter None

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Crazy Metaphors 



It was heavier than a thousand suns.

-- from "Anticipation" by Adam Traub



I don't think I can hold up the sky any longer.

— from "Loon Lake" by Jim Noonan



The noise was so pronounced that the neighbors galloped into the street like a herd of wild cattle.

— from "Legend of the Drum" by Emily M. Decarlo



The explosion ripped through the crowd like a hundred lions dropped onto grazing cattle.

— from "Main Street Parade" by Ashley "Bean" Weatherford





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