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Nascent Drama

In a book by the Berenstains, titled Call Me Mrs., the wife tells the husband in the garden, "You not only fixed those lousy aphids, you developed that long-sought-after variety--the pure black rose!"
 
The term "black hole" is applied to collapsed stars.
 
This term is metaphorical however, because few properties of black objects or black voids apply to black holes.
 
However, light emitted within a black hole's event horizon cannot escape, hence a black hole cannot be directly observed.
 
Black sky refers to the appearance of space as one emerges from the Earth's atmosphere.
 
The national rugby union team of New Zealand is called the All Blacks, in reference to their black outfits, and the color is also shared by other New Zealand national teams such as the Black Caps (cricket) and the Kiwis (rugby league).
 
Association football (soccer) referees traditionally wear all-black uniforms, however nowadays other uniform colors may also be worn.
 
A large number of teams have uniforms designed with black colors - many feeling the color sometimes imparts a psychological advantage in its wearers.
 
Among the more famous (or infamous) include Oakland Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL, the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat of the NBA, and Inter Milan of the Serie A of the Italian soccer leagues.
 
In auto racing, a black flag signals a driver to go into the pits.
 
In baseball, "the black" refers to a blacked out baseball area around the center-field bleachers, painted black to give hitters a decent background for pitched balls.
 
Black frequently symbolizes ambiguity, secrecy, and the unknown.
 
A black box is any device whose internal workings are unknown or inexplicable.
 
In theatre, the black box is a smaller, undecorated theater whose auditorium and stage relationship can be configured in various ways.
 
A black project is a secretive project, like Enigma Decryption, other classified military programs or operations, Narcotics, or police sting operations.
 
Some organizations are called "black" when they keep a low profile, like Sociétés Anonymes and secret societies.
 
A polished black mirror is used for scrying, and is thought to help see into the paranormal world without interference or distraction.
 
Black can also be seen as the color of prestige: for example, limousines are usually in black.
 
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