Barbara Buono, the presumed Democratic nominee for governor, shook hands and distributed campaign buttons along the length of the train.

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At length, the train begins to pass clusters of houses, building up gradually into the centre of Bergen, where it comes to rest under the vast cylindrical glass roof of the main railway station.

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The train is nearly nine feet in length.

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It looked like Beholder would be the winner before Princess Sylmar roared like a freight train down the stretch to win by half a length, with Beholder holding on for second.

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Historically, defeating an insurgency has taken eight, nine, 10, 11, 12 years, about the same length of time you suggested it takes to train actually a senior sergeant.

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Occasionally, after a train had passed, Fyodorov would discover some object on the track and try at length to fathom its significance.

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