He then entered what he described as a therapeutic period of silence, speaking to no one for seven years.

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Speaking backstage, however, the Silence of the Lambs star insisted the win was all down to Rieu and said he was "just here by happy accident".

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Mrs Butcher said she went into the council chamber after the minute's silence, but then Mr McKellar began speaking.

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Perhaps taxpayers are just elated that the two are speaking to each other again after more than three weeks of radio silence but there has been no official word that a deal has been reached.

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Before speaking at the event, university President Stuart Rabinowitz led a moment of silence for Ms. Rebello.

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Speaking of solitude, Michonne has finally emerged from her own self-inflicted silence and isolation.

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