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If done well, it's punchy and interesting, and allows the reader to see what might be a somewhat tired or over-familiar concept from a refreshing new angle. If done poorly, then it can be clumsy and nonsensical, and may lead to a case of [[Metaphorgotten]].
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* ''The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.'' - The first line of William Gibson's ''[[Neuromancer]]''.
** ''[http://www.project-apollo.net/headroom/index.html The sky over the port was the color of a television set tuned to PBS.]''
* ''It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.'' - Likewise, the first line of George Orwell's ''[[Nineteen Eighty
** That actually sets the tone pretty well for the whole book. It's just...''off.''
* [[Neil Gaiman]] does this particularly well in ''[[Anansi Boys (Literature)|Anansi Boys]]'': ''If on seeing Graham Coats you immediately thought of an albino ferret in an expensive suit, you wouldn't be the first.''
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