An onyx-winged cormorant arced downward, diving below the inky water while a hippo yawned its tusky jaws.

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In the distance, a straggling herd of wildebeest arced up and back into the grass like dolphins leaping from the water.

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The clubhouse and the key cottages arced around the ninth and 18th greens.

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At the waterline, motorized dinghies called Zodiacs arced around the whaler.

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The Legia Warsaw player took the ball in his stride and, from the edge of the area, produced a sublime chip with the outside of his left boot that arced over Myhill to nestle in the back of the net.

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Keldysh arced the module.

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