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An example of simile in a scientist's writing"
"Only when we have clearly recognised the task of the sensory organs will the structure of the whole organisms be comprehensible to us. In relation to the outer front, they serve as a sieve for the physiochemical effects of the outside world."
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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