This is where they come to bid a final farewell to their dirty old workmates.

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He said it was a "tragedy" that Guru was not allowed to meet his family before he was hanged and not allowed a "final farewell".

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The Vatican, however, revealed some details of his final day as pope, saying he would attend a morning farewell ceremony with his cardinals and then fly off by helicopter at 5 p.m. to the papal summer retreat at Castel Gandolfo.

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The final, brief, discussion between Obama and Graf was a farewell.

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Stops along our tour include: the bracket-busting Shockers, Coach K's ever-present concerns about conference realignment, former Georgia Tech star John Salley's excitement at having the Final Four in Atlanta, a heartwarming tale of sportsmanship and a farewell to tournament darling Florida Gulf Coast.

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Mr. Lagerfeld was also one of the first to learn of Ms. Kruger's role as Marie Antoinette in "Farewell, My Queen, " a new film about the Franco-Austrian queen's final three days in the court of Versailles.

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