Close
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- The council members decide to hole up and wait for the crowd to disperse, but when it gets close to nightfall, two of them go outside to see what the protesters want.
Source: Shaming the Mob - Darkness Equals Death: Considering how the yuan gui appear at nightfall to surround the inn, the way the mines on the mountain later appear, and how close the masters come to becoming their latest victims, this trope definitely applies.
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Nightfall and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/nightfall
Close & Nightfall. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/nightfall>.
Nightfall or Close. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/nightfall.
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