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...people either trudged along the side of the road or rode bikes - many stopping to stare at our convoy. And every kilometer or so, there stood in the middle of the road a female traffic cop. Each wore an aqua-blue uniform and a fur-lined hat, stood ramrod straight and wielded a baton to point the way to drivers; all of them seemed tall, young and attractive - "a James Bond fantasy come to life," cracked one colleague on our bus. Whoever they were, they had one of the world's easiest jobs, because there was no traffic to direct...
...But—and it’s a big one—seven straight losses followed that triumphant night in December...
...those weren’t even the same seven straight losses that I mentioned before...
...Last year, sitting at 3-2 in the Ivy League, Harvard rattled off five straight losses to take itself out of contention...
...seasons ago, at an even better 4-1 Ivy mark, eight straight losses marred the Crimson chances at a title...