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Playing the music loud— not loud enough.
Garret Schuelke
SourceLicence:Public domain
Playing the music loud— not loud enough.
Three short lines carry a lot of weight here. The speaker is playing music loudly, and the first line break, after "the," makes us wait for what's being played. Then comes the twist: "not loud enough." The volume is already high, yet it doesn't do what the speaker wants.
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