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Downtown Is Like Disneyland.....

a: San jose-ca ~
b: Main Street at Disneyland

What: "Downtown San Jose is like Main Street at Disneyland-it is so absurdly well-groomed that you almost expect to have a costumed character leap out at you. There are no four hour lines or five dollar churros,"

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Writer: Anne E.
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 15 2012 4:31 PM


A Metaphorical Restaurant

a: Chuck e cheese ~
b: a free market

What: "Chuck E. Cheese is like a free market. We can do whatever we want. Some can sit around in the balls, some can be entertained by the robotic performers, some can eat their life away in pizza, and some can work hard on the games, perfecting their skill to earn the maximum number of tickets. "

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Writer: Joel Patrick
LCC: HB
Where:
Date: May 18 2013 11:37 AM


A Birthday

a: My heart ~
b: a singing bird

What: "My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is in a water'd shoot;" The Rest is in the link.

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Writer: Christina Rossetti
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Where:
Date: Jun 20 2013 6:17 PM



a: Xylem ~
b: a pipeline filled made up of hollow cells

What:

"Without the xylem in the stems, however, the water would never make it from the roots to the leaves! The xylem is like a pipeline filled made up of hollow cells.

To see this botanical boulevard at work, you'll need:"


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Writer: Kidzmet
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Where:
Date: Jan 23 2015 12:59 PM



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