These consisted of a piece of wood, hollowed out so that they could hold a small bottle in which a letter was placed, along with instructions for the finder to post it and a penny for a stamp.

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Silva, a pony-tailed woman with nails painted emerald green, made a small bag of brown and black cloth squares to hold the monkey, which is still too young to walk.

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Once the pane had survived gravity's examination, we took it out and started bending it, and while no-company would let anyone play with something it wasn't sure would hold up, this model did appear to be hardier by a small margin.

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Johnson had quickly established his eminence in the forties on 52nd Street, his sober, deliberately gloved tone partnering a rapid-fire execution that allowed him to hold his own with the trumpets and saxophones of the bebop small group.

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