We form coteries as we stretch before class or in the humid euphoria of the dressing room afterward, chatting and complaining and comparing notes about teachers, and somehow this coalesces into intimacy.

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The couple went around the room to greet each of their guests and spent about 10 minutes chatting with those in attendance.

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