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| настали трудные времена | hit hard times (The family recently hit hard times. Reluctantly, they decided it was time to sell their 130-year-old Queen Anne Revival mansion. Redevelopment seemed inevitable. Then serendipity knocked on the door. A local entrepreneur bought the heritage building and turned it into an upscale boutique hotel which has since attracted guests from as far as Japan, Vanuatu, Surinam and Botswana. ART Vancouver) |