Late in the afternoon, the people in our neighborhood, who had all been feeling ill at ease, gathered in the dimness of our house to share a meal.

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Swedish soprano Nina Stemme sings of a tranquil end to life's journey, hand in hand with her beloved, gazing at two solitary birds (represented by flutes) hovering in the dimness.

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While it is no more dangerous than looking at the sun (which itself is not a good idea), the relative dimness is likely to tempt people to stare at the eclipse for too long, damaging their eyes.

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While the Claro TV fights off the dimness so often associated with watching front-projection in broad daylight, and Planar's Xscreen claims to work without the gargantuous pricetag, now there's yet another firm in the mix of miracle-working screens.

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He insisted that many of the things people complain about (screen dimness, glasses quality) will be improving in the next 12-18 months as the next generation of digital projectors incorporate lasers to help with image clarity and as glasses get lighter and the silver screens improve.

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