It is a dark, dystopian vision, but one that speaks directly to the realities that surround us: chronic dependency, demand without limits, violent acquisition and addictive control.

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His vision is a dark one or an exceptionally clear-eyed one, depending on how you look at it.

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If these efforts to rid my vision of its dark scrim pay off (I admit, they don't always), I greet the sidewalk crush with a wide expanse in my chest and a buoyant gait.

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And so to the extent that they have a vision from sci-fi and they pursue that vision can sometimes lead them down a dark alley.

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Advances in bionics and engineering will mean we could all boast enhanced night vision allowing us to see clearly in the dark.

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The writer and director, George Nolfi, and the cinematographer, John Toll, have produced a uniform vision of New York, a place of dark skies and frequent downpours, a city whose towers stick up like hostile gray stalagmites.

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Her latest baby, a male night monkey with dark fur, beige brows and large, protruding brown eyes for night vision, arrived at the center on Feb. 4, weighing a scant 100 grams, about a quarter of a pound.

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While millions of Americans are at risk for vision loss, they do not have to navigate life in the dark.

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What's exceptional is the orchestration of color, form, light and dark (lots of dark), 3-D technology and digital effects into a look that amounts to a vision.

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