Each wave threw him down and the current kept pulling him back into the sea.

每一个波浪都把他推倒，而且海流不断把他冲回海中去。

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But, despite the Hearts defender seemingly pulling him back and denying a potential goalscoring opportunity, nothing was given by referee Mike Tumilty.

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He was definitely pulling me back and that meant I couldn't get to him.

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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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