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...inside was rotating almost lazily. I could see a thousand feet up inside it. Tiny fingers of lightning lined the hollow tube. The tornado grew until it covered three-quarters of the sky, then slammed into the gravel 30 yds. away, bounced across the lake and tore up some trees. Drenched and pelted by golf ball-size hailstones, I ran for my truck. By the time I reached it, there was only a gentle drizzle falling, and the birds were singing. DENNIS MCCOWN Austin, Texas...
...this senior-sophomore hybrid took to the field this year and tore into one nationally-ranked opponent after another...
...knew it was time for me to hand in my work when I woke up that morning, panicked. I had neglected to place accents on my "detentes." Ca alors! I tore open my spring binders, despondent at the prospect of reprinting the two manuscripts, 137 pages each, that had kept me up near dawn feeding the printer the night before. I grew more desperate as my Microsoft Word failed to find any suitable candidates for "search and replace." But suddenly, an epiphany. My addled brain had conflated "detente" with "deterrence"--a good old American word, without all those French accents...
...could tell the tensions were high last night when a rabid St. Lawrence fan ripped down a colorful "Go Harvard" sign and tore part of it off. The sign was replaced by deservedly upset members of the Harvard contingent; yet after suffering a setback, it shone bright as ever...
...Crimson then had just 21 seconds to regain the lead. Gelman got the call and launched a shot from the elbow only to have it bounce off the left side of the rim. With authority, senior forward Katy Davis (15 points, 13 boards) tore down the rebound and managed to feed Gelman for a final attempt. Again the shot fell short and Harvard was forced into overtime, where it dominated...