He said this casually, as if he was talking about somebody else.

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He said this casually, almost matter-of-factly, with a kind of amused air that indicated that, if this had happened, it would not have been a big deal.

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"A buddy of mine kind of gave me the idea and I just ran with it, " Jones said casually, as if he were describing a fly-fishing tip.

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