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trance
1. a hypnotic state resembling sleep
2. Spiritualism a state in which a medium, having temporarily lost consciousness, can supposedly be controlled by an intelligence from without as a means of communication with the dead
3. a type of electronic dance music with repetitive rhythms, aiming at a hypnotic effect


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With the low-end geared up to whip heads into a trance-like nodding motion, Patterson's guitar playing flavors the songs with equal amounts buzzsaw-style cacophony and melodic resonance, while his yelled vocals act akin to a fourth instrument, forging their own prodding, pleading route amidst the offbeat structure.
Clay and his companions, along with others they meet, experience heartbreak and triumph, and even hoped-for salvation, in the final tantalizing scene, with Clay making one final desperate attempt to bring his beloved phone-crazed son out of his trance-like state.
Think of this next winter when you require something gallant and valiant and bright: think of a night when you walked, trance-like, out of a concert hall and stepped into the cool of the city, your heart glowing like a brilliant yellow bush.
 
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