With just the two of us, the house and the island became characters, engaging us with their own rituals.

小屋和小岛只有我们两个做伴，也变得有灵魂了，开始给我们灌输他们自己的礼节。

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Customs officers said non-EU nationals coming to the island and "engaging in musical activity" needed approval.

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There's also an engaging image of the rooftop bar at the Ravel Hotel in Long Island City, where, based on the sparse crowd, long shadows and two female servers in little black dresses chatting idly, the evening cocktail hour is just getting going.

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