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treat ed- the rules with cas ual- dis dain?- Like hell!

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As I stepped up to the cir cle,- did I change my plan? What? As I chalked

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two? Do you think I fal tered- or a mend- ed- my ro ta- tion?- Do you think I al tered-

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my in tend- ed- e le- va- tion?- As the ham mer- took off, did I change my

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grunt from the grunt I had prac tised- for ma ny- a month? Not a jot! Not a

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got ten.- Not e ven- when the ham mer- left my hands and sailed high up, up a bove- the stands

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hap pi- ness- or self es- teem,- You just need to keep your feet in side- the line.

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have to stay in side- the cir cle- all the time. I ap -

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