But now the room was dark and shadowed, and the bright festive colors were almost invisible.

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When I came back, the room was dark and hot.

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The room was still dark when Donal woke.

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In 1810, the Court moved into a different room in the Capitol, where a figure of Justice, decorating the chamber, had no blindfold but, as the joke went, the room was too dark for her to see anything anyway.

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The next morning, Steve, in my hotel room, I threw open the draperies, and it was so grey and dark looking out at the Beijing sky, I thought it was raining.

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In One57's den, it took five tries before the green lacquer was dark enough, and the first upholsterer working on a voluptuous chair in the living room quit because of the job's difficulty.

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The screen went dark in the Map Room, and almost immediately there was Hatch on NBC threatening, "I'm just going to blow my stack" if he hears another word against Starr.

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It seemed that every time I went to the ladies' room, June was there, applying mascara, combing her long, dark tresses and chatting.

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