Still, French labor law obliges the company to keep all the workers employed, which means many of them don't work more than a couple of hours a day, while still getting full salary, a situation that appeared to enrage Mr. Taylor.

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The cost of that solitude, I discovered, is that if trouble does arise, help is often more than a couple of hours away, and a day's jaunt can easily take a dramatic turn.

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The electric wiring in a lot of the travel trailers are not really meant to sustain families 24 hours a day for a couple of years.

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Once you reach Gellert Square, try the natural spring baths, which are expensive for a couple of hours, but a bargain for a half or even a whole day.

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You just have to give them the environment, and a couple of balls, and some plastic containers, and have them move for a couple hours a day.

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From Fairport, spend your first day paddling 12.4 miles east to Palmyra and overnight at the Liberty House Bed and Breakfast, a beautiful Victorian house with decent rates Before heading out for your second day of paddling, take a couple of hours to immerse yourself in this small town's history.

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And as the day progressed, you know, a couple of hours later, another little boy came in.

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