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METAPHOR LIKE OR AS.......IT MAY BE THE OTHER ONE I LOVE POETRY ....AND THE WAY IT IS SO BLUNT BUT DESCRETE IN TELLING YOU A STORY OR BEATING AROUND THE BUSH AND YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT ITS ABOUT JUST BY THE WORDS AND THE WAY THEY ARE USED ASK JEEVES TO BE SURE .............................