Thirdly, we see that consumers are out there shopping with abandon again.

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Once they do, it takes technical skill to get upright again, so inexperienced boaters without guides close by might have to abandon ship and swim back to shore.

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Zegerman assured them that she would not abandon Arty until one of them could make it down to Florida, and even after they had left again.

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