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I should rememberthat all the people in this world haven’t had the same experiencethat I’ve had

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When he arrived in the apartment,he discovered that Marion had accepted the invitationthough, earlier that morning,she had called to excuse herself politely.

{(Al)though the weather is bad},

they will have to paint the windows.

{Bad though the weather is},

they will have to paint the windows.

{Bad as the weather may be},

they will have to paint the windows.

I usually get up early so that I have time to run in the park