Sollers has his arms crossed, the left arm resting on the surface of the table, the right arm resting on the left (and his right hand indolently cupping the elbow of his left arm).

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The man is wearing a woollen scarf around his neck and has one arm resting on the back of his chair.

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Try walking around a horse's rear with your arm resting on his back without breaking stride--remember, we're taught to fear getting kicked.

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