1.   Just before I entered, initial curiosity gave way to fear, even a feeling of repugnance.

2.   A Rangers-Astros rivalry would attract initial curiosity, but it will never be like the Mets-Yankees or Cubs-White Sox.

3.   But abroad, initial curiosity turned to confusion.

4.   Once the initial curiosity wears off -- give it a week, tops -- attendance will drop to nothing.

5.   Enda Clarke, an auto analyst at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson in Tokyo, said Saturn will likely arouse initial curiosity among Japanese.