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on the wane

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on the wane
becoming less; fading away. Her influence in on the wane, but she is still the boss.
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The moon, on the wane, scarcely left the horizon, and was covered with heavy clouds; the height of the trees deepened the darkness.
Her child survived her till the evening was on the wane and the sunset was dim in the quiet western heaven.
Morning and noon had passed, and the day was on the wane, and still he rambled to and fro, and up and down, and round and round, and still lingered about the same spot.
 
 
 
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