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the expression "to the exclusion of #1 (permalink) Sun Mar 02, 2008 3:10 am   the expression "to the exclusion of
 

"scenery is lit to the exclusion of everything else..."

Does this mean scenery is the only thing lit?
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the expression "to the exclusion of #2 (permalink) Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:35 am   the expression "to the exclusion of
 

Hi,

In your sentence it could suggest that the scenery was the most brightly lit of all the other things in the vicinity.

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