"On one of the 'bad weather' days it was lovely sunshine and we went out on a steam train for the day, " she said.

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So what if HTC were to announce its own multi-touch device -- based on the lovely Elf -- just days before the iPhone's release?

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She was complaining that younger generations won't have photo albums, those lovely, physical relics of days gone by that mother and son can pore over and share memories.

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It was a lovely time, but only because we dodged a bullet days before we left.

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Most RPGs these days basically ignore level design altogether, crafting open and often lovely environments and fairly linear, unimaginative dungeons, as though this coupling of above-ground openness and bel0w-ground linearity will result in something akin to diversity.

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This is a lovely title developed by a few passionate people and which is reminiscent of the good old days, when players were crawling for hours within virtual dungeons with nothing but a mouse and keyboard to save them.

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In the old days, Oprah would have had Sandy victims on her show, and probably given them some lovely gifts or a house or a Home Depot gift certificate.

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