"Luckily, I could walk home from work, but thousands of people couldn't, " Mari said.

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On the walk home, I found streets seething with characters of the most sinister variety.

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On the walk home, I named them Uno, Bruno, and Devo.

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Given these thoughts, I could not bring myself to walk in the door and announce that I was home.

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When I take my dog for a walk, I have to take the dog poo back home with me.

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My dad made that walk when I was a kid in our home in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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She saw me walk onto the front porch and asked me what I was doing home.

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On my walk down the corridor to board my plane home, I saw loose and chipped wall tiles.

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My son Joshua and I were out for a morning walk along the beach in front of my home when suddenly the sea began to race in.

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After work, for instance, "When you walk in the door, you should be ready to say, 'I am home now, '" and not check email until later, Ms. Bartz says.

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When we tried to walk you back upstairs, you asked how you had gotten home, in utter disbelief that I had joined you in Erie, flew with you, wheeled you through two airports, and back home just that morning.

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