No one there had any inkling of the desperate scene unfolding just beyond Kiss' black, sound-proof double doors, said taxi driver Edson Schifelbain, who was in his car, waiting for passengers.

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Jourden explains how the wires that clutter most contemporary bike fronts have been run ingeniously inside the handlebars, leaving one to admire the bike's clean, low-slung lines, painted in the handsome, scratch-proof matte black that distinguishes so many of their bikes.

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Elsewhere, and as always at Oscar, the proof is in the details: Stunning were a silver lame mousseline caviar beaded fringe gown, a black chantilly lace threadwork and ostrich feather embroidered gown, and yellow silk faille silver bullion floral- and bead-embroidered gown.

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