Then he picks up an Oreo, delicately twists it apart, and licks off the white cream filling before returning the cookie to the tray, a satisfied look on his face.

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The room is very tonal even the artwork is in shades of white, cream and brown with a white Christian Liaigre sofa and a Danish one in an earthy red leather.

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It was a sweeping space in white and cream tones, and it single-handedly revived the staid shopping street.

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One, who may have run with a slight limp, was wearing a baseball cap with a cream or white peak, a light blue hip-length hooded jacket and reflective strips down the sleeves.

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Where was paper white, or paper cream?

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Housed in the historic Kress building, Kres Chophouse is prized for its cozy booths, dim lighting and hearty dishes such as Prime Top Sirloin Diane with white cheddar rosemary mash and brandy cream.

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We mixed martinis by headlamp and ate three different just-add-water camping meals from AlpineAire and Mountain House on a white tablecloth, followed by ice cream made fresh in a contraption that looks like a hamster ball.

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Staff wear pressed white shirts with red bow ties, Coke is sold in glass bottles and all the ice cream for the sundaes, banana splits and milkshakes is produced on site in small batches.

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And while the ice-cream parlours and funeral homes of her youth might be long gone, the towering white dome still stands - as does Mary's faith in the power of the people.

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