This One Goes to Eleven

"The cold passed reluctantly from the earth, and the retiring fogs revealed an army stretched out on the hills, resting."

Stephen Crane - The Red Badge of Courage

Anyone who has spent any time in the military or in the field hunting can relate to the way that Crane describes the retiring fog. When he adds the fact that it reveals an army stretched on on the hill, it takes it to another level. Dare I say it goes all the way to eleven.