Inside, I meet a man who introduces himself in a South African accent as Martin.

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At a downtown bank building, DeLay's leading challenger introduces himself to a meeting of the Fort Ben County Republican Women's Club.

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But her peace of mind is shattered by the arrival of a handsome, rifle-toting drifter who introduces himself as Eddie Bondo.

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He steps out of a time machine, introduces himself as Charles Yu.

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He finds that when he introduces himself socially, people already know about him and his venture (validating his basic premise that everybody cares about crime).

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Walking home from school, after breaking up for the summer holidays, she comes across a fat tabby cat called Arnold, who, much to her surprise, introduces himself.

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The professorial-looking guy with white hair introduces himself as Alan George and follows the resident, a married mother of two, up a flight of stairs to her apartment to talk about household products.

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The second employee Miler introduces us to has built himself a tiny house on wheels.

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Instead, Bolen excuses himself and returns with a man he introduces as Raffaele Ilardo.

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