By means of a dense texture of tiny behavioral details and disconcerting shifts of style, he attempts to reshuffle our emotions.

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Its dense texture creates visual interest on a small scale, and it keeps plants moist like mulch would for an outdoor garden.

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Thus, the texture of his opening oration tends toward the dense.

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