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Craft Tip - Show vs. Tell
Telling - He walked home in the rain, apprehensive about his arrival.
Showing - The icy rain pelted him harder with each step, a thousand little punches hitting him then splattering, before running down his shirt and into his boots. He'd be soaked before getting home, but he didn't hurry. A worse chill awaited him there.
There's a Story Here: Taipei, Taiwan, 2010
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