The results, plotted as a graph, are a standard bell-shape: a few poor results at one end, a few excellent ones at the other and a bulge of average scores in the middle.

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When the muscles relax, the bell regains its original shape.

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The bell curve of human foibles will keep its shape even after 10-mbps cable modems take over our homes.

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