In Leyton a man handed him a box, which he brought back to the car.

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He has taken a big gamble with the tour: after such a build-up, it would be hard for him go back to Chiapas empty-handed.

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"Give me the carbine then, " he said and when Pablo handed it to him, he slung it over his back and, with the two men climbing ahead of him, they went heavily, pulling and climbing up the granite shelf and over its upper edge to where there was a green clearing in the forest.

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He handed back the paper to Robert Jordan and looked him over.

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Unbeknownst to Obama, Bush handed him the opportunity of a lifetime in the form of an economy that was on its back.

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Sunderland-born, Jeffries became the first boxer ever to bring an Olympic medal back to the city earlier this year - an honour which saw him handed the responsibility of switching on the city's Christmas lights.

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Birdies on the 10th, 13th and 14th saw him move back into a share of first place, before a superb 15-foot putt on the 17th handed him the outright lead.

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