Enclade said she and her daughter usually speak every day, and it's extremely uncharacteristic for Monette to drop out of sight.

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Jackson won won re-election to Congress last year despite personal problems, including a mood disorder, that caused him to drop out of sight for months during the campaign.

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However, those of a romantic cast of mind cannot help wondering where the boats go after they drop off the tourists, chugging upriver and out of sight.

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