But those desperate to buy tickets just can't believe it when they hear about the empty seats.

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All the talk about it being a cash-in etc is just empty talk, I feel.

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It was just about midnight when we parked under the streetlight in front of the empty Mexican place on Main Street.

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Another hour, two at the most and the place will be empty, just another stretch of pitted, stained tarmac waiting for the dawn and the people to bring about the daily miracle of its recreation.

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