Likewise, slinky Kaschei, with his green tuft of a pompadour and sharp-tailed morning coat, could easily be a Johnny Depp character.

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From the tuft of its excellent Recaro seats to the melty rubber bits under the tires, the V-Wagon is illicit, overpowering, sexy and a touch scary.

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Do you know what a distal tuft amputation is?

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Slender, sheathed in black leather, with short ebony hair sticking up in a tuft, her fingers sticking out of black woollen gloves as they skitter across a keyboard, Mara cuts through scene after scene like a swift, dark blade.

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