One senses in them, indeed, an unusually intense authorial investment.
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Running alongside these more narrowly professional activities were a number of unusually intense and important friendships.
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These rains were not only prolonged, but there were also unusually intense deluges.
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And yet, though romance evaded us that evening, an unusually intense friendship began.
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