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dead slow

American  

adverb

Nautical.
  1. as slow as possible without losing steerageway.


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Dead Slow Ahead is not about zombies, but it is about slow-moving things.

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Dead Slow Ahead's pace allows for plenty of contemplation, and at a certain point one's thoughts turn to their own place in this world, and the lottery of circumstance.

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This does not mean that Dead Slow Ahead doesn't care about the people on screen; on the contrary, only by taking this broad view are we able to truly comprehend the implications of their lives within this machine.

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We walked up to the Ritz, scanned the schedule for the next feature screening, and went into Dead Slow Ahead sight unseen.

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Dead Slow Ahead is most certainly another. By "everything" I don't mean laughs, suspense, and heartwarming drama, I mean something closer to a full encapsulation of the universe.

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