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"Don't go," said the manager. "I promise there's a terrific kick in the next act."
"Don't go," said the manager. "I promise there's a terrific kick in the next act."
One peers at smb./smth. in darkness, through the fog, through dimmed glasses or windows, from a great distance; a short-sighted person may also peer at things. So, in the semantic structure of to peer are encoded circumstances preventing one from seeing clearly.