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Text When the plane arrives at the Heathrow airport the passengers get out of the plane and go into the building of the airport. After passing along endless corridors they get to the passport control point called Immigration. There are two gates. One is for passengers from EC (European Community) countries. And the other gate is for passengers from all other countries. After queuing up for some time Mr. Lvov and the group come up to the queue marshal who signals what officer is free. And each person goes to the counter indicated. Here is a typical talk between the English Immigration officer and a Russian businessman: Russian: Good morning. Officer: Good morning, sir. May I see your passport and landing card, please? 237
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