Word: trenched
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Suddenly, sniper bullets spit into the dirt along the top of the trench. Down below the ridge, plum orchards in spring bloom conceal the Muslim lines. Exploding artillery shells trigger small avalanches along the rain-loosened earth walls. A young Serb slides into the trench, out of breath from his dash across a meadow of buttercups pocked by mortar craters. He has a question to ask that is important enough to risk his life. "Why does the world want to destroy us?" he wants to know. "We are victims...
...everything. Seamstresses are hunched over exquisite embroidery. Bodice? Belt? So far the delicate pieces have no discernible shape. The designer, a robust, immaculately tailored figure who seems to be everywhere yet remains cool amid the hubbub, warns two tailors not to put so many stitches in a vibrant aqua trench coat. "Every stitch can pull," he sighs. "Silk is a very hard fabric to tailor...
...theme of which was angels. People were snapping up angel pins and wearing them on their shoulders, where normally the chip is carried. Soon, the trend spotters hoped, there would be a rage for choir music, angel food cake and Marshmallow Fluff. Huge feathery wings would sprout out from trench coats and parkas. But, alas, angels sputtered and stalled and never quite got off the ground...
...After a trench-warfare first half gave the Crusaders a 5-0 edge, the Crimson allowed 18 points in the third quarter--to a team that had scored a total of 23 points in its first three games...
Diego Arceniagas, playing Blanche's lover Dr. Harry Trench, is a little less convincing. The character was meant to represent typical middle class attitudes, and is therefore the figure most relevant today. He has admirable sentiment of right and wrong, but he lacks the strength of purpose to put them into practice. His position as a member of London's upper class makes him shy away from socialism, and he hastily points out: "If I took the trouble to vote, I would vote conservative." Unfortunately, Arceniagas's rather flat interpretation fails to do justice to this character...