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My short story takes place in London.
Okay, the second story takes place here in Galapagos.
Photographer Sven Nykvist knew he was in for particular lighting problems, as the story takes place on a cloudy Sunday in November.
Anyway, the story takes place in a... Well, a faraway land.
The story takes place in Lisbon.
The year this story takes place is the year nearly everything happened to me.
The story takes place in Africa.
I just used to... close my eyes, and try to see the story take place.

Photographer Sven Nykvist knew he was in for particular lighting problems, as the story takes place on a cloudy Sunday in November.
Anyway, the story takes place in a... Well, a faraway land.
The story takes place in Africa.
The story takes place in Lisbon.