When people drink arsenic-contaminated groundwater, it begins to kill slowly and painfully.

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Of course, as Martha said, you can never be truly prepared for the death of a loved one, especially when it happens so slowly and painfully.

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Mascarenhas, Swann and Collingwood plugged away admirably as the match slowly and painfully turned into a rather flat affair with Chanderpaul playing like a man intent on protecting his average as his team's required run-rate soared above 11.

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