The views are breathtaking there, all the mountains are covered with snow as white as paper, and also this destination has the pleasant temperature during the spring as if we were on a beach in Caribbean. ... The door frame was rusty of old iron, which contributed to the noise, became little by little usual for me to have squeaky doors at home. ... The conversations from other tables were based on a reassuring background noise: we were no longer alone in the storm. ... By making a lot of noise with our big ski boots, Charles approached the little boy with confidence, and I followed him shyly....

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As the night went on, there were noises coming from the chimney. ... For instance the queen in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," the queen wanted her stepdaughter dead because she wasn't the fairest of them all. ...

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"Ow!!" My brother screamed out as he tried to open the car door. It was a baking hot July morning. My family had just finished packing their bags. My tia, Yolie, was helping my cousin, Roberto, put our bags in the car. I was sorta sad to leave because I couldn't stand being away from my dogs, Toi an...

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Things would get started with several altar boys, dressed in white robes, coming down the center aisle followed by the reverend. ... We crowded to the doorway to discover that the noise was made by an older woman who had gotten the spirit. ...

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I was awoken by an extreme obscure and stern tone of voice projecting over the PA system. "Please fasten your seat belts, we will be landing at Dar-Es-Salaam International Airport shortly," the air hostess on the aircraft stated. Stretching, I took a peek out the window, the day had gone and night h...

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I can remember hearing the croaking bullfrog and how much the noise made us jump. ... Like a well-polished gymnast, I would walk along the edge of the rock fence that extended far past the wildflower patch, just to see Betsy, my favorite black and white jersey cow. ...

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