The conference was called off at the last minute, which meant that months of preparation suddenly became useless., , Hardly had he dozed off when his phone rang with an urgent work call., , Having rolled out of bed far earlier than usual, she was already dressed by the time everyone else woke up., , He paused for a second, but then carried on speaking as if nothing had happened., , She grabbed her bag, threw on a coat, and ran out before anyone could stop her., , Although they had bundled up warmly, they underestimated how brutal the wind would actually be., , He sat by the fire, wrapped up in a thick blanket, trying to calm his thoughts., , She was tucking in her shirt with unnecessary precision, clearly buying time before answering the question., , He handed me a tiny doohickey that always seems to disappear when you actually need it most., .

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