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I found Mr. Branagh so enthralling that I occasionally had to glance down at the photo of Mr. Hopkins, with his piercing blue eyes and age-lined face, to remind myself whose story it was.

Tall and thin, with a bony face and piercing eyes, Abel spoke fluent German and English, in addition to Russian.

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“I’m prepared to head back to Claire’s” for another piercing if a buyer is found and keeps at least some of its roughly 1,300 U.S. stores open, Sussberg vowed.

The pair eventually caught up to Morales and began hacking at his arm and head, the blade eventually piercing his skull.

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That level continued to serve as resistance through late 2024 and early 2025, but a bullish piercing line candle in April helped kick off the right side of the triangle.

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