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parallel n. 1. a parallel line, surface, etc. 2. any person or thing similar to another; counterpart 3. any comparison showing likeness 4. any of the imaginary lines parallel to the equator and representing degrees of latitude see also: parallelism; coextensions; analogy, comparison " We are here to abet creation and to witness it, to notice each thing so each thing gets noticed. Together, we notice not only each mountain shadow and each stone on the beach, but we notice each other's beautiful face and complex nature so that creation need not play to an empty house...A shepherd looking at a mess of stars, thinking, 'There's a hunter, a plough, a fish,' is making mental connections that have as much real force as the very fires in those stars themselves. "
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