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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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Francis disappears into an office just as a man arrive from the stairwell.

Written like this, does it sound like neither Francis or the man are aware of each other? If not, what could I change to make it sound like that?

  

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anonymous Francis disappears into an office just as a man arrive s from the stairwell. As shown. I'd say "...

  • anonymous Francis disappears into an office just as a man arrive s from the stairwell.
  • As shown.
  • I'd say "...
  • ".
  • anonymous Written like this, does it sound like neither Francis or the man are aware of each other?
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anonymousFrancis disappears into an office just as a man arrives from the stairwell.

As shown. I'd say "... just as another man ...".

anonymousWritten like this, does it sound like neither Francis or the man are aware of each other?

There is no reason to believe otherwise

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anonymousWritten like this, does it sound like neither Francis or the man are aware of each other?

Not really.

anonymousIf not, what could I change to make it sound like that?

It's hard to say because I don't know my vantage point, and I don't know where the man is supposed to be arriving at. It is hard to see how

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