The soldier had bound everything in a single, leather-clad book which totalled 500 pages.

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Or kids can be taken off parents' hands by capable babysitters, to frolic in the 15-meter pool or take part in nature walks, play board games or draw in a leather-bound blank book provided by the lodge, with complimentary crayons.

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Regulations on dress and other aspects of adolescent life (both during and after school) are spelled out in pocket-sized, leather-bound handbooks called seito techo, which must be carried at all times.

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