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{SPEAKER name="Jeanne Porterfield "}
This sport— And in order to keep himself and his steed in top form for combat, he trained in this manner. Repeat again, page 9.

{SPEAKER name="Unknown Woman "}
Don't bring out 'steed' so much.

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{SPEAKER name="Jeanne Porterfield "}
José now practices making passes, by touching the young bull's neck with a blunt pole. This sport originated when man fought war from horseback.

{SPEAKER name="Unknown Man "}
Alright, let's hold it right there for now. [[tape skip]]

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{SILENCE}

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{SPEAKER name="Unknown Man "}
OK, this is Reel 2, and we're on top of page— well, we're about, like at the bottom of page 9. Anytime you're ready.

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{SPEAKER name="Jeanne Porterfield "}
The caballero must place small darts on the insensitive part of the bull's neck, and at the same time keep his horse clear of the charging beast.

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Sometimes, when the bull gets unnervingly near the horse, a 'Cape Man' leaps in to divert him. But, not for long.

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After the final pass of the afternoon, cows lead the furious bull docilely out of the ring, with nothing hurt but his ego.

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{SILENCE}

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After the excitement of the bull fight, we relaxed a bit before continuing on. Repeat top of page 10.

{SPEAKER name="Unknown Woman "}
Yeah, it's not 'cute', you know—

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{SPEAKER name="Unknown Man "}
Excuse me, if you're gonna repeat it there, I would prefer if you don't mind, going back to the preceeding, uh, sentence, there was something in there I wasn't too happy about.

{SPEAKER name="Jeanne Porterfield "}
Alright.

{SPEAKER name="Unknown Woman "}
Always tell us if you think that——