When Janie looked out of her door she saw the drifting mists gathered in the west -- that cloud field of the sky -- to arm themselves with thunders and march forth against the world. Louder and higher and lower and wider the sound and motion spread, mounting, sinking, darking.Zora Neale Hurston
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The field of the sky is one of the most powerful forces in the universe. The host of angels, archangels, seraphs, thrones, dominations, virtues, virtues, powers and principalities are all gathered together in one place. The purpose of this meeting is to do battle against the world. The angels are preparing for war. Their weapons are thunder and lightning and they will use these to destroy all that stands in their path.
Source: Their Eyes Were Watching God
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