He leaned back against the ropes of the enclosure and watched the horses circle the corral, stood watching them a minute more, as they stood still, then leaned down and came out through the ropes.

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He leaned back on the bench, and now, in his sweat-stained shirt, without his jacket and tie, Wolf Maftzir looked like a trader with time on his hands, a sweaty livestock trader who had come to the village to negotiate with its farmers, patiently and artfully, a cattle deal from which, he was certain, both sides would profit.

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Reaching around the tree with both hands, joining his hands at the wrists, he sat himself up, leaned back against the tree.

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After limbering up, he bent his knees slightly and leaned back gradually, pulling the car 15 feet.

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Then he let his hands drop and leaned back, suddenly serious again.

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But instead of exploding in an apoplectic fit of fury, he took a sip of his beer, leaned back in his chair and told me an amazing story.

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Then he came back to the pile of objects and leaned close, as if looking for something specific.

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