Mister Mindon sat alone at the table in the garden.

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Mr. Mindon sat alone at the table in the garden.

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In the same way that a dining-room table can be terribly lonely when not in use, the garden table often finds itself a rather forlorn piece of furniture.

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He apologized and moved the rear of his overlarge pants to the spot designated for him, on a wooden bench on the other side of the garden table.

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Here is the very picture of warm-season bliss: a group of friends around a garden table cluttered with food and drink, those on the near side turning in their chairs to face the camera, their faces sunlit.

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