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So in that sense we have gotten close to the families that have lost loved ones, be it from one side or the other.

Squinty could look out, but the slats were as close together as those in a chicken coop, and the little pig could not get out.

On the upper part of the stem the whorls are very close together, but they are more widely separated at the lower portion.

It was close upon twelve o'clock, and the "Rooms" had been open to the public for two hours.

In the close relation and affection of these last days, the sense of alienation and antagonism faded from both their hearts.

He passed the latter part of his life in poverty, and towards the close of it, was confined in a madhouse.