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The broad word that allows the reader to manipulate what the author is trying to say again in this sentence is the word “it” again. Additionally, the author as previously done already, narrows the things that the reader can manipulate the word “it” by saying that “it” has to be “lifting up” and also has to be “large as a giant”. Consequently, although the option of interpreting “it” with an alarm clock is no longer a valid option since an alarm clock doesn’t follow the rule of being large or lifting up, the other options of interpreting “it” are still valid. For example, considering that the nuclear bomb was the reason for the noise that sounded like a pressure cooker, once ignited a nuclear bomb creates a wave of debris that from close by looks large. In fact, many people know that a nuclear bomb destroys and lifts up anything that is on its path, so that means that a nuclear bomb is a valid option to replace the word “it” once again since it doesn’t break the rule of being large and lifting