Rather than push him across the line Mr Antley jumped off, settling for third place, and cradled Charismatic's shattered leg, saving the horse's life.

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We thus tend to infuse the passage of time with meaning and to see agency in it as well, whether it takes the form of God's supernatural agency in settling moral scores or nature knocking us off the pedestal of our technological hubris.

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But Trundle came agonisingly close to settling it in normal time only to see his chip bounce off the bar.

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