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        Here is the simplified version:


            Louis had given all the appropriate information before
            entering the race. Now he hurtled along the track,
            hoping to win.



                    Avoid jargon. Aim for simplicity.



        STIMULATING YOUR IMAGINATION
        Avoiding clichés
        Clichés are phrases that are heard over and over again. We
        all use them and they are often very apt. Of course, they
        were original when they were said for the first time. Many of
        their origins have been lost but a number owe their existence
        to the Bible and Shakespeare. The following expressions are
        probably  familiar although the  original  words have  some-
        times been changed slightly:


            All that glistens (glisters) is not gold. (Merchant of
            Venice, Shakespeare)

            My mind’s eye. (Hamlet, Shakespeare)
            Don’t hide your light under a bushel. (The Bible)


        Here are some more common examples:


            He stopped dead in his tracks.
            She went as white as a sheet.

            He ran like the wind.
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