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I think one hardly can use "bruised" in this context. I can't imagine bruised sity.[/quote]

It's a metaphor, dude. ;)

I have to disagree. That is beautiful English that would shame many English people.[/quote]

ITA. Many, many American native speakers do not write this well.

Wow. This is really quite beautiful and moving. It gives a very tangible sense of the place -- no doubt much more so than the usual prosaic sort of essay one might expect to read for an assignment of...