There she moves, a vaguely ghostlike figure, among inhabitants who are themselves subject to cruel griefs.

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The 83-year-old L.K. Advani, who led the party in the 2009 election, also lingers, ghostlike, hoping for another pop at being prime minister.

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But what does it mean when you go from Bill and Dave in shirtsleeves sitting beside you on a bench in the company cafeteria to a ghostlike Carly floating on a television screen?

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