There was a frisson of delicious suspense about every wrapped package you received, from Santa, from Aunt Mabel: that same feeling of possibilities opening out.
Your ship has airlocks opening out into the vacuum of space, and an oxygen generator to keep the pressurised areas of the ship supplied with air.
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Inside, there is about 3, 000 square feet, with a 28-foot-wide octagonal double-height living room with a library at one end and doors opening out to a terrace on the other.
First, the rock creases up into long slabs of concertinaed cliff before opening out into a huge granite-grey gorge, which takes any sound and echoes it into a feedback loop: shouts fade and return seconds later in irregular jumps.
Our only complaint with Airport has been that, while the signal passed through plasterboard and brick--letting us stay online even while enjoying fresh air in a courtyard a floor below and 100 feet from the base station--we had an intermittent connection from the room opening out into that courtyard.
If you are worried that the Four Seasons might still be working out its grand opening kinks, check out the uber-cool 77-room Hazelton Hotel down the street.
It was a bright opening spell, with Hibs carving out the first opening when Derek Riordan was presented with the chance of a shot, but his effort was comfortably off-target.
The theatre is adamant that publicity before the opening clearly pointed out it was a modern-day production.
China Telecom has long been looking for an opening to diversify out of the stagnant fixed-line business into the mushrooming mobile sector.
Earlier in the day, US Secretary of State Colin Powell delivered an opening address spelling out the US' determination to defeat global terrorism.
"We haven't ruled out opening day, although given when he might get on the mound, it becomes less and less likely, " Alderson said.
The 24 performances booked for Denver, where the tour is opening, sold out in five hours, according to a ticketing agent at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.
With the opening day washed out by rain, England were looking to try and make up for lost time but suffered two early setbacks when Will Jefferson departed for 13 and skipper Michael Yardy was run out for one.
The Welsh Government has put in a wide ranging, push-the-boat-out opening gambit, knowing full well that this time, it's the UK Government that's on the spot, and equally suspicious of the motives and benefits to Wales of many of the proposals.
First the Northwich ride crashed out on the opening lap of race one, before completing just six laps in race two before slipping out again to leave him in 25th spot overall.
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Lawyers laid out their opening statements in the trial that could determine his political future.
Last night I checked out the opening party for the 330, 000 sq-ft Mercedes-Benz Manhattan dealership.
He somehow sent the note out an opening in the South Tower and down to the street below.
He also backed Strauss to regain his form after the opening batsman was left out of the one-day squad.
Boyd did carve out an opening, scuffing an effort against the bar after a link-up between Paul Hartley and Miller.
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Aberdeen rallied and former Scotland keeper Goram made a superb block from Eoin Jess after Winters had carved out the opening.
Pools drew at MK Dons on the opening day and knocked out Championship side Coventry in the League Cup with an extra-time goal from Adam Boyd.
Berdych combined much-improved movement with jaw-dropping forehands and lightning-quick deliveries to wow the Centre Court, and broke in game seven before serving out the opening set.
Yesterday the prosecution and defense laid out their opening statements.
Yet it looked so predictable when the home side went in front after four minutes, skipper Sinfield carving out an opening for Clarkson to score the game's first try.
Aberdeen enjoyed a large amount of possession in the early stages and MacLean carved out an opening for Derek Young after 12 minutes, but he fired wide from the edge of the area.
Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell, who proposed the debate at the backbench committee meeting last month, said after the debate that he had planned to mention benefits in his opening speech but ran out of time.
George Hill and David West each scored 21 points and the Pacers withstood a furious Atlanta comeback in the fourth quarter, beating the Hawks 81-73 on Friday night to close out the opening-round playoff series four games to two.
First prop Luke Felsch carved out an opening for winger Matt Daylight and Sammut was in support to claim his second try and then "super-sub" Wayne McDonald crashed through for his eighth touchdown of the season, with Sammut kicking his fourth goal.
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