21. She said she usually keeps the house carefully secured, using duct tape to seal off cabinets and drawers and keeping doors shut with latches. 22. She kicks the refrigerator door shut with one foot, wipes a strand of hair from her face. 23. Squeeze the open ends of S-hooks shut with a pair of pliers or enclose them in plastic sleeves to prevent snagging clothing. 24. The plywood door is held shut with a bungee cord. 25. The refrigerator door opens with a soft static tear, then shuts with a tight slap. 26. There are no cells that shut with an ominous metallic clang, no guard towers with prowling searchlights and rifles at the ready. 27. Then, she said, one soldier clicked the gate shut with a padlock. 28. They will pray with a fervor that frightens them, cringing every time the door slams shut with them on one side and their children on the other. 29. Two other former Nippon Credit Bank affiliates were shut along with Crown in April, including Nippon Total Finance Inc. and Nippon Assurance Finance Service Co. 30. The bedroom door slammed shut with the force of the explosion and trapped the two officers inside. |