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1 Without speaking, they went out, leaving the candle to keep watch.
2 She stole away, leaving the candle upon the chest of drawers; the cat followed her, swinging his tail.
3 I immediately secured it, and, leaving the candle extinguished on a table in the parlour, I once more issued forth into the street.
4 Too weak to stand, she made her way on her knees to her bed, leaving the candle in the hall, just outside her door.
5 Leaving the candle on the wall to guide his return, he approached the house, which showed gleams at several windows, and rang the bell.
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