He never opened the window or a book.

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He had opened the window and seemed to be hypnotized by the garden that surrounded the building, and by the neighboring garden, which belonged to a private house and was visible, in part, through dark latticework.

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When he has decided what his objective is, normally with a food orientation, but also for possession of a chair, cushion or the window to be opened in the car, he, like any good negotiator from the Bolshevik school, simply wears you down by never going away and reminding you continually of his presence.

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