Later on Bliss said that the symbols on his father's circuit diagrams made instant sense to him.

He extensively uses images and symbols to make his regional stories effective and impacting.

The symbol for nothing makes all the dif- ference in the world.

The symbols of wealth have not made her literally richer, she said, but "I feel richer in self-esteem."

The pulsating red symbols on the strange control panel made him nervous also.

A perfect symbol for the Empire you've made, Finn.

When he pressed at the buttons, a light flashed in the little window, but the symbols that appeared made no sense to Frosya.

The symbol of the Brotherhood made a pattern up and down the long strip of leather.

Of course children need the tools to understand what sounds the symbols make, and what those sounds mean.

The orange becomes a symbol of both gains and losses made explicit in the rest of the story.