And he, who never went out at night except to Benediction or choir practice, was now out most nights.

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He never went out at night, except to church.

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Once a rare break from restrictive rules governing the behaviour of rural young women who were not allowed to sing aloud or go out at night, except during the Chuseok Thanksgiving celebration, the ritual is mostly preserved today by middle-aged women in cities and taught as part of the music curriculum of elementary schools.

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That is, here is a glaring waste of electric power, fully lighting a business through all its nighttime inactivity, every single night, for no purpose at all except to advertise its presence to almost empty midnight streets.

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So, at night, streets in this crowded city are deserted, except for those who have to live on them.

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Sanchez kept the Braves off balance all night, striking out at least two hitters in every inning except the fourth.

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Except the beautiful Plaza Mayor, a landmark in a city of beautiful squares, becomes a dormitory at night.

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