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I think it's a metaphor, it imply something that is broken or unable to repair
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1. Italian Stories ⇒ Decameron
2. Chaucer ⇒ Canterbury Tales
3. First "actual" short stories ⇒ 19th century
4.Old Testament stories ⇒ Jonah and Ruth
5. New Testament stories ⇒ Parables
In this sentence detect means to uncover.
