"as phone lines and power lines break
away
from the
poles, uncoiling
against the wet
ground like giant
whips. what does it actually mean?

it is talking about a storm damaging the power lines

Explanation:

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this quote could be referring to the death penalty. it's questioning the morality of sentencing murderers to death as a punishment, because it seems hypocritical. this quote seems to be arguing for non-lethal punishment for killers.