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“They were sitting on the floor, folding fliers for their mail-outs to their fans, to let them know what they’re up to, and they were all self-contained and incredibly ambitious.”

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These residential compounds offer a lifestyle more like Western suburban areas and have gyms, pools, restaurants and other amenities in a self-contained area.

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These cells are deliberately small – often under a dozen members – and self-contained, which gives them greater operational security and flexibility.

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Their story unfolds over time across both everyday happenings and milestones, with each self-contained episode jumping between moments that reverberate from anywhere in the 1950s to 2020s.

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You headline the self-contained episode, likely playing the baddie on a show that delights in an exaggerated tone.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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