Gently place the clams in one pot, discarding any dead clams or clams with cracked shells.

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Robbins dances around his victims, gently guiding them into place, floating in and out of their personal space.

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The scene took place in an institution, where a trained archivist carefully removed a centuries-old historical document from its resting place and gently handed it to the celebrity to examine.

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Loud applause and cries of joy erupted from construction workers assembled below as the huge, silver spire was gently lowered and secured into place.

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Take a last look at the fruit and, if you see gaps, mounds or valleys, gently nudge the fruit into place with a wooden spoon.

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Loud applause and cries of joy erupted from construction workers assembled on a temporary work platform on the roof of the building as the huge, silver spire was gently lowered and secured into place.

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And as I followed her, in this way, past the flower gardens, I realized that her movements were similar to mine, that she, too, was trying to protect something fragile, something that might fall and shatter into pieces, and that needed thus to be led toward a place where it could settle gently, something that she could not touch but could only guide with her gestures: the moon.

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