But now the endless wait for that perfect wave generator may be drawing to a close.

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And telephoning an American company is a guarantee of an automated nightmare of options, starting with the most improbable and long-winded, and culminating in an endless wait to talk to a human being.

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"For the past four years, we've lived our lives in this hurry-up-and-wait, pins-and-needles way, " Perry said, recalling the crush of court deadlines and the seemingly endless wait for rulings from a federal district judge, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, also based there, and the California Supreme Court.

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Tromping across the show requires excellent footwear, extraordinary stamina, and a willingness to wait in endless lines for either a taxi que or monorail.

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