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An example of simile in popular science writing
"One suggested method to release water from small asteroids or comets involves literally bagging up the captured object and harnessing highly concentrated sunlight to 'sweat' the water out, by using the Sun's energy to break it up and/or 'dig' holes in it to release water and other volatiles. This 'sweating' technique is known as 'optical mining'…"
Natalie Starkey
Starkey, N. (2018). Catching Stardust. Comets, asteroids and the birth of the solar system. Bloomsbury Sigma.
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