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What I was really craving, I realized, was the dusky, spiced intensity of another fall icon: apple butter.

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Armed with shovels and heavy construction equipment, crews quickly collected fire debris from rugged cliffsides, dusky shorelines and sprawling burnt-out neighborhoods.

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Preshow, the view from one’s seat is of being in a massive old opera house with dusky green drapes flanked by rows of orchestra seats.

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A stunning "blood moon" was created as the Moon moved into Earth's shadow, gradually darkening before turning a dusky red.

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As the Moon moves into Earth's shadow, it will gradually darken before turning a dusky red, resulting in a stunning "blood moon".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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