L'Ouverture

[ French loo-ver-tyr ]

/ French lu vɛrˈtür /

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Only the L, K, and A of the old sign remain stuck to the side of the office.
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John L. Smith is a columnist with the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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I try to call him to say l agree it's better to stay in Los Angeles after all.
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My immediate chief was a Lieutenant Colonel Verne L. Bowers, clearly picked out by Eisenhower as a highly talented staff officer.
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“A big step from an L-39 to a MiG-21,” the retired Air Force pilot said.
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De l peu d'heures il mourut entre mes mains fort chrestiennement.
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But L. Struve estimates the number of those visible to the great telescopes at 20 millions.
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After l. 479 Thynne inserts And thus in sorowe lefte me alone; it is spurious; see note.
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All insert white after Was, which spoils metre and story (see l. 948).
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L mesme il y a des arbres d'inestimable beaut en hauteur & grosseur.
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