When I approached him, he asked me if I was, indeed, the person who had written it.

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The second smiled in response to my feeble guten Tag as I approached and handed him my American passport.

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It took a while, I approached Mickey about a month later and I asked him what was happening.

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As the police officer approached my family, I quickly stood up and told him that these were deaf and dumb people that I was chaperoning.

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As we approached each other, he veered away, and then so did I, just slightly, to reassure him, but I also sent a stealthy look his way.

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