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Fencing uncharacteristically defensively as a result of the heel, he had still managed to scrape through to the individual finals with a 7-5 record...
...turn into more sleeping platforms. By 2 a.m. there are sleeping bags as far as the eye can see. As the passenger stumbles among them a voice hisses, "There is room here!" It's Adam. He whispers that he is a biologist from M.I.T. Maybe that explains the scrape. He was "designing an incurable virus," he says, when he realized what he was doing. He's been on the road for several weeks sorting things out. Daybreak and breakfast in Arizona. Sleeping bags are rolled. The poker game reconvenes. Jerry cheats theatrically. When someone pulls a hidden card...
...future energy shortages. At best, oil from Mexico would put off the projected fuel crunch from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. But together with other potential big fields?in China, Iraq, Canada, South America, Alaska and elsewhere?the new bonanza in Mexico could enable the world to scrape by into the 21st century, by which time energy from alternative sources may be widely available...
...means he can't coordinate them well, and he'll end up jamming a finger or getting stepped on." True to prediction, Defensive Back Alan Johnson's right hand is raked by a cleat. At halftime, Verbruggen has to treat him for a bruise and deep scrape...
...Immigration and Naturalization Service has sent engineers back to the drawing board to eliminate the wall's "inhumane features." They did not, however, accept the satirical advice of Editorialist Sierra: "The fence should be constructed so it will not scrape or cut and it should be built by Mexican labor. After all, Mexicans know how to weave very well. Remember our baskets...