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IhappeneduponthebookduringadownloadingspreefromProjectGutenburglast
year.ItappealedtomyinterestinmodernChinesehistoryandespeciallyevents
aftertheOpiumWarsasonethingledtoanotherandfinallytomyancestorsand
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AfterMarch'sepicheatblitz,theweatherhadsettledneartheseason'snorm.
Afewshowersendedthemonth-longpollenrageandwhenthecloudscleared,the
daysturnedpleasantandcool.
LateSundayafternoon,Billheftedarucksackontohisback,putonthebaseball
capbearinghisson'shighschoollogo,andwentoutforawalk.Theycalledit
rucking,marchingunderload,whichhadbecomehisfavoriteexercise.Itallowed
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Apr2.Darrenshowedtheslickgranbyrollbeforesidecontrol.Supposemyopponentcomesfromtherightside.Istiff-armhisrightshoulder,faceaway,getonmyleftshoulder(notarm!)andmyhipsgoup.Mytop(right)legswingsfarandwideandcirclesbacktoputhiminguard.Anotherversionstartsbyfacingtheopponentandblockinghiscross-facearmandhavingmytop/leftshinonhisrighthip.Wehadfunwiththebear-trapagain:fromx-guard(withhisnearlegonmyshould...[
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IwanderedlateintoaFriends-of-theLibrarybooksaleand30minlater,cameout
withthe448-pagepaperback.Ihadaimedatsomeclassicsbutseeingnothing
familiarhadtotakeachance:atleastitsays"NewYorkTimesBestSeller"on
thecover.YearspasseduntilIpickeditupagainonMondayandfinishedin
fivedays.
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The3"by5"bookletof288pageswithspray-paintededgesandfrontedbythe
pictureofaboyinaturbanholdingastaffcriedaneasyreadontheshelfof
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TheagedpaperbacklookedunreadwhenIpickeditupfromtheLittleFree
Librarybox:thepageswereyellowingandbrittlebutnonewasmarkedor
dog-eared.IthoughtI'dsailthroughitinthreedays.Thechildren'sclassic
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Afterthefirstcoupleofdays,myinjury(Feb22)turnedintoanaggingpain,a
thorninmyside.Icouldn'tdosit-ups,letaloneleg-raises.Ittooktwoweeks
formydailyroutinestobefullyrestoredastheintercostalmusclescarriedon
theirhealing.
Iwould'vegonemadifIhadn'tre-discoveredruckingfromreadingMichael
Easter'sbook.Infact,justbeforetheaccidentIhadruckedacoupleoftimes
already.Itgav...[
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AfterthelowerleftfrontribpoppedonSunFeb22,Ireaduponitand
realizedthistimeitwasgoingtotakemuchlongerthanpastinjuriesinmy
five-yearBJJjourney.Ididn'tfretatall.IevenfeltwelcomingabreakasI
hadabackupmodeofexercise.
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andjoints,fromneckdown.Theresu...[
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Mr.EarnshawofWutheringHeightsadoptedawaif,namedhimHeathcliff,andraised
himasoneofhisown.Closeinage,hisdaughterCatherineandthefoundlinggrew
upinseparable.Thefirstborn,Hindley,inheritedtheHeightsandwasbrokenby
hiswife'sdeath.
Astheycameofage,CatherinemarriedEdgaroftheneighboringThrushcross
Grange,forhismoney.
HeathcliffvanishedandthenreturnedaNemesis.Everyoneinhisge...[
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