Word: necks
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Although it wasn’t visible from the stage, first violinist Dickerman has developed a light bruise on her neck where she holds her instrument—an affliction that appears to plague at least half the string section. Many of them practice for hours a day in the week before a major concert, although their busy Harvard schedules put them at an inherent disadvantage in comparison to the pre-professionals enrolled in conservatories...
Within an hour, Gonzalez had taken to the stage. He had traded his old sweatshirt for a black button-up; a little more “rockstar.” He wore a guitar around his neck and let sweat pour into his eyes. When he played, he stared at the floor...
...It’s pretty cool,” Mann said, “except, I’m neck in neck with a guy who’s been playing three years instead of four. And I’m pretty sure the record will be broken again by one of the guys who are here...
Most horrifying of all was the plight of those who were trapped, still living, in the mud. Many were buried up to their necks; some had their mouths stopped with filth, so they could not cry for help. Sometimes the buried survivors were still locked in gruesome embrace with the dead. One was Omaira Sanchez, 13, who remained up to her neck in ooze two days following the disaster. When the mudslide struck, Omaira was washed up against her aunt, who grabbed hold of her. The aunt died, but kept her grip, even after rigor mortis had set in. Finally...
Efrain Gmez Primo, 34, had every reason to be grateful for miracles. Helplessly wedged between wooden slats in mud and water that reached up to his neck, Gmez had been lost and rediscovered three times in the wake of the avalanche. His hair and mustache matted with muck, Gmez talked as four farm workers from a neighboring town cut away the restraining slats and removed a bamboo pole that the survivor was clutching with all his strength. Next to him was the body of his landlady, who had died, Gmez said, "about an hour...