He pulled himself up with hard work all the way from South Africa.

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He used this stone to knock a hole through the plaster, lathing, and masonry of the supposed sky, and when the stone rattled off into emptiness on the other side he reached up into the hole and pulled himself through.

NEWYORKER: Ziggurat

He had some throw-downs and said he's pulled up pretty good from it, and he has got two more days to prove himself.

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Kendall pulled himself away from the window and walked back to his desk, where he picked up the book that was lying there.

NEWYORKER: Great Experiment