In the quiet of the night, over the hum of the crickets and frogs, there were the screams and moans, spreading over the camp like a storm.

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He therefore memorised in the night quiet each one of his hundreds of poems, carefully revised it for several days, and mentally filed it away.

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Of course, finding the rhythm in Vienna can also mean a quiet stroll through the Baroque streets at night, a meander along the banks of the Danube or just stirring a cup of coffee in a cafe.

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If you live near a busy international airport, it could be very noisy, but usually in the dead of night, it gets quiet.

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Despite the public image of a politician in perpetual motion, Mr Sarkozy can be found in this book in quiet contemplation, staring blankly out of a window, or into the night.

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This is a question that many leaders ask themselves in quiet moments, often in the middle of the night.

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He has a quiet meal and a shower, but instead of packing it in for the night, he packs a bag and, as midnight approaches, heads to the airport to board a private jet.

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Near the village's main square which has served as the main meeting point for protests in recent days but which was quiet Sunday night a portrait of Mr. Xue has been hung as a memory.

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