Houston took off his shoes and socks to feel the sand mounding under his arches.

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The Pope, respecting Muslim tradition, took off his shoes before stepping into the mosque to the cheers and claps of scores of people waiting outside.

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He took off his shoes.

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He always wore snow-white T-shirts, black pants and black penny loafer shoes, and as he blithely dog-cussed his brother he bent over, took off one loafer and dumped several neatly folded bills into his hand.

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