When I got up and went back to the machine, the woman bent her body over the larva, almost concealing it under a black curtain of hair.

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My personal observation is Harvard (and other prestigious colleges) has a student body bent towards meeting and beating social expectations .

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Its body bulged and bent, arms akimbo, and atop its vinyl shoulders sat an oversize skull and crossbones for a head.

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Soon after, Bent went sprinting clear and was body-checked just inside the area by Ricketts, resulting in a penalty for the home side and a second bookable offence and red card for the defender.

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He walks bent slightly forward at the waist, as if he found it awkward to have a body.

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