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What does it mean?
Stars set rapidly behind dark water in the west every second.
In plain terms
Stars disappear behind water fast.
What can you take from it?
Night falls quickly over the water.

Where it applies

  • stargazing
  • traveling
  • describing scenes

Putting it to work

  • writing descriptions
  • imagining sunsets
  • noticing time

Questions to consider

  • How does time feel?
  • Why notice stars?

Another view

Stars do not actually set that fast in reality.

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