See figure 1. Metaphorically, Get stuffed. "From the title of a famous parody that can easily be found with a web search on this phrase; figure 1, in fact, depicts the digitus impudicus.
I believe that the true monsters of maple street are the people (or things) that are supposed to be "FIGURE ONE". I believe this because in the text, they said "Just stop a few of their machines and radios and telephone and lawn mowers . . . throw them into darkness for a few hours". Who are they throwing into the "darkness" and why?
