In other words, the adaptation was that I finally began to realize that I had managed to raise a female version of what the politicians call an advance man.

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Once I finally believed he was gone, I began the next stage: waiting.

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Eventually, I had to restock the clamps and find more rubber, and finally the town began to treat the water, putting a more definitive end to the problem.

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Later, as my company grew I began to do less and less in terms of actual development work until finally the company was acquired.

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After 45 minutes or so, I began to find the cumulative effect of all the magnificence rather overwhelming, so it was a relief finally to be able to stroll through the palace gardens to a magical belvedere that commanded a view of the glinting lights of the city below.

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