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...coming first, the others following in turn). It is the time in the fight when one sees the varied flashy passes with the big colourful cape. Among these passes are the gaonera, in which the cape is held behind the matador’s body, and the chicuelina, in which the bullfighter spins in against the bull’s charge;...
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