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He didn't look, 

He didn't care, 

He was still engrossed in his work until I was close to the opposite side of a wooden table.

I cleared my throat to get his attention so that he can look up, dare to reach into my eyes. However, he simply ignored me.

I cleared my throat again, just to make sure if I was audible enough, and to be precise I was! 

Still, he was engrossed in ...