By the middle of the month, electricity had returned and water was running into the hotel bathroom taps again.

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They routinely refill personal toiletries, (if your toothpaste is nearly empty they get you a new one), the in-house bathroom amenities are exceptional, and they provide an eyeglass cleaning cloth if you leave your glasses on the nightstand or bathroom counter, again, something I have never seen.

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He asked to go to the bathroom, and then he did it again.

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But the computer was off and the bathroom dark, so Benny Avni locked both deadbolts again and went to look for his wife.

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In 1991, Dr. Makadon and Mr. Lesser worked together again to add a large living room, deck and bathroom on the ground floor, plus a makeshift guest bedroom, screened porch and bathroom in the walkout basement.

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He went to the bathroom, came back, turned his cell phone on, and put it down again.

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We've said it before, but it appears that we have to say it again, judging from a recent study showing that 75% of respondents have used their phone in the bathroom.

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