The edgy, metallic sound of the cimbalom throughout the piece also added grittiness.

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The apparent futility of straitened lives is a consistent theme, adding a grittiness and power to Ms Proulx's best stories.

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Apparently he preferred the starkness, grittiness ofttimes grimness of black and white.

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