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  • K.K. was sitting under a tree in a railway chair, with two cups of tea on a table.

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  • We found the officers lounging around a long table drinking tea and smoking cigarettes.

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  • He made eye contact with me for the first time and only for a moment, before slowly reaching for his tea on the coffee table.

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  • " I remember once waking up from a dream in which my mother, dead now for thirty-three years, was sipping tea at my kitchen table, reading a newspaper on the back of which there was the headline "Wrong Man, Right Name, Convicted in Murder Trial.

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  • It had become more frequent of late, this coming home and knowing that Sall was asleep somewhere, the magazine she had been reading slipped to the floor, a mug of tea cooling on a side table.

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  • Designed by fashion icon Betsey Johnson, the pink paradise is complete with pink-and-white striped wallpaper, a table set for a fancy tea party and a closet stuffed with dress-up clothes.

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  • While all of this flowery discussion was taking place, I noticed that Bill seemed more explosive than usual, and then suddenly, he slammed his fist onto the table, spilling everyone's tea, and his face contorted into unmasked fury.

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  • Wander along the main thoroughfare with people from all over the world, through clouds of scented tobacco smoke, past tacky souvenir shops for tourists that trade right next to bulk foodstuff shops for locals, and stop at a random cafe table for a spot of sweet black tea and people watching.

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  • After a half hour of cigarette-sharing and photo-snapping, the commander led us back down the trail to a roofed, open-walled meeting area with a table where he bade us sit and brought us tea.

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  • Large pitchers and carafes of water, wine and iced tea need to be refilled less often and look formidable on any table.

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  • There is a large dark-wood Victorian table here, around which Emin likes to serve afternoon tea in bone china cups and play dominoes with her friends on winter afternoons.

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