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Bruce Springsteen: The Rising

Sylvie Simmons, MOJO, September 2002

"BLOOD", "FIRE", "dust", "dark", "empty" – the same words keep recurring. Lights shutting out, black hole in the sun, buildings burning, that lonely desperation that can drive an atheist to prayer.

Total word count of piece: 442

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