You can feel Tarantino tensing himself for mayhem, the gutsier the better, and so it proves.

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When they keep their hands from making their natural movements, they end up tensing up their entire arms.

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"My hands became stuck like this, " he told me, tensing up his digits into a wooden, claw-like shape.

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Although the new drugs boast some advantages, Dr. Barbey says these are by no means proven, and for many the older drugs, which keep the heart muscle from tensing up too much, may be just as good.

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