Word: unsheathes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...actual fights are surprisingly short but exceedingly bloody. Owners put the cocks in a foul and angry mood by restraining them and having other chickemns peck at them. Then the owners unsheath the fighters' swords, put them into the ring, and the fight til the death begins...
When the speech is over and the caravan heads out of town, Maldonado and Carpio are moved into the two bulletproof vans, and the volunteers who ride shotgun unsheath their weapons. For the next hour, the campaigners drive watchfully through the narrow roads and mountain passes at twilight until, it seems, the danger is gone. On the way back to the capital, Maldonado and his men are exhausted, caked with the day's dirt. "We go with our language of moderation, peace, everything, trusting justice rather than strength," says the candidate. "I know it's difficult...
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