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In this first testing ground of the atomic bomb I have seen the most terrible and frightening desolation in four years of war.
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The speaker says that the place where the atomic bomb was first tested looked more devastated and frightening than anything witnessed during four years of war. “Most terrible” and “frightening desolation” stress the extreme destruction and emptiness of the scene. The comparison presents this testing ground as an especially horrifying sight.
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