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Es kam ihm zu Bewußtsein, daß er sich unwillkürlich so hoch aufgereckt hatte, wie er konnte, und die Anstrengung machte ihn steif und gespannt wie einen Abspanndraht unter Last.
As they did so, Jef realized that unconsciously he had been stretching himself up as tall as he could, and this effort was making him as tense and stiff as a guy wire under load.
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