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When he has satisfied himself as to the arena he stalks 
majestically into its centre, gives one defiant shout, and stoops 
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merely a bronze statue, instead of a muscular savage full of life, with 
the excited blood coursing exultantly through his throbbing veins. 
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ie ruse to gain the first advantage in the struggle. When 
ocked together in the struggle they twist and screw their oily 
€s into all sorts of contortions, raising each other from the 
one, however, generally managin 
round the body of his friendly competitor, and when in that 
Sas no powers of muscle, however well exerted, will put him 
the ground ; that is to say, unless his antagonist goes pho ora 
and then, of course, it is a drawn match, and a result of this kind 
18 always avoided if possible, as defeat even is not gre h 
grea , Hm than is a climax of this nature. ve so e's 
~. Struggle continues with apparently very equal success 
erable time, neither aie saiy" wana advantage. A 
