The hyperbole in the passage is "an insomniac rain had been falling since the beginning of the sixteenth century." This exaggerates the duration and impact of the rain to emphasize the dreariness of Bogotá, suggesting it has been perpetually raining for hundreds of years.
Passage:
"At that time Bogotá was a remote, lugubrious city where an insomniac rain had been falling since the beginning of the sixteenth century. I noticed that on the street there were too many hurrying men, dressed like me when I arrived, in black wool and bowler hats. On the other hand, not a single consolatory woman could be seen, for they, like priests in cassocks and soldiers in uniform, were not permitted to enter the gloomy cafés in the business district."
Question:
"Select the hyperbole in the passage."
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