My candles are burning all over this land, light the dark road for the man passing by.

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Turning onto the dark main road, he sped up, outrunning the weak headlight, obstacles appearing faster than he could react, feeling as if he were racing forward in the flame of a moving lantern.

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This scenario is commonly referred to as 'head-lighting' because it looks like the dark space on the road between the headlights of a car.

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When the road gets dark and lonesome dear, you can find me here.

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At the end of the day collision-related texting is no more comic than a drunk behind the wheel on a dark road late at night, when someone you love is about to cross his path.

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Since then, according to Val Bamber, the treasurer of the Lynmouth Road Allotments Association, allotment users have been "in the dark about what might happen".

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It is most useful for seeing sharp contrasts, such as the painted white line of a crosswalk on a dark road.

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Nightjars perching on the road as they hunted moths ricocheted into the dark, almost under his wheel.

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Their brightness automatically adjusts depending on how dark it is but also takes into account the number of vehicles on the road at any given time.

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By now it was pitch dark, and as we drove through the night, we passed open fires beside the road.

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