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In Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem "Rime of the ancient mariner" the poet uses the lines "Water, water everywhere, / Nor any drop to drink" to contrast the salt water surrounding a ship at sea with the sailor's need for drinking water.

In paragraph 3 how does the authors allusions to Coleridge's poems (houses, houses everywhere and not a wild mustard field to see) help convey her view on development?