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An example of simile in science writing:
"Spiders' webs are mostly found in places one could call fly interchanges."
Jakob von Uexküll
Uexküll, J. v. (1940/2010). A Theory of Meaning (J. D. O'Neil, Trans.). In A Foray into the Worlds of Animals; with, A Theory of Meaning (pp. 137-208). University of Minnesota Press.
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