A weathered envelope with blurred dark marks lies on a rain-wet reflective grey surface.

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Jane Austen

I begin already to weigh my words and sentences more than I did, and am looking about for a sentiment, an illustration or a metaphor in every corner of the room. Could my Ideas flow as fast as the rain in the Store closet it would be charming.

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The writer describes increased attention to phrasing alongside a search for material in the surrounding room. Rain flowing into a closet becomes a measure of the speed she wishes her ideas could achieve. The comparison makes an ordinary household problem useful to the account of writing.

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