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Only one thing in the world could've dragged me away from the soft glow of electric sex gleaming in the window.
— Ralphie ‧ A Christmas Story
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker rhapsodizes about a soft electric glow shining in a window, using comically erotic language for something plainly beloved. Only one thing, they say, could pull them away from staring. The line exaggerates childlike or obsessive longing into mock-romantic awe.
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