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Fill in the gaps with the Comparative or Superlative forms of adjectives.
The Color of Emperors
Purple is the marriage of opposites, a mixture of (hot) ________________________ color and (cold) ________________________ one. It is much (energetic) ________________________ than any other color and (powerful) ________________________ color of the rainbow. The green planet that we call home may have actually looked purple in (early) ________________________days, according to the "Purple Earth theory." There were (tiny) ________________________microorganisms that dominated the planet and possibly created (pure) ________________________purple hue that could be seen from space. (Late) ________________________times (saturated) ________________________ hues of purple were adopted by ancient (up) ________________________ class. Imperial purple became the monopoly of Roman emperors who prohibited their citizens from wearing purple clothing under penalty of death, though (poor) ________________________ citizens couldn’t afford it — a pound of purple wool was much (expensive) ________________________ than most people earned in a year. Purple was (favorite) ________________________ color of Egypt’s Cleopatra known for her (extraordinary) ________________________purple sails ship of the time. Purple has survived for centuries, has been (legislated) ________________________color in history, has sent men to their deaths and yet still causes most people to smile when they look at it. But this may be (big) ________________________ threat purple has ever faced.