Amy explained to her why that wouldn't work.

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One of the lieutenants had been booking Amy, he explained, when he was informed that the police chief had ordered her release.

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"Dim sums used to be bigger, heartier dishes that people ate to keep them full for a hard day of work, " explained Amy Ma, a local food writer and former Wall Street Journal staffer, when she introduced me to the restaurant.

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Amy insisted on mercy, when the Doctor furiously explained that his mercy had resulted in nothing but death.

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