"During the shop’s peak hours – from eight in the evening till around midnight – one could hardly hear oneself talk because of the boisterous chatters that went on."
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Mercutio says this as a way to say "Your family feud has caused my death!" The houses referring to each family.
On the research team of the eminent virologist Dr. Thomas Francis, who was working on a flu vaccine, was a young physician<span> named Jonas Salk.</span><span>
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I would say SIMILE because you’re comparing dinner to a community.