Holding the slab's weight
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O índio fazia um esforço supremo para suster o peso da laje prestes a esmagá-lo; e com o braço estendido de encontro a um galho de árvore mantinha por uma tensão violenta dos músculos o equilíbrio do corpo.
The Indian was making a supreme effort to hold up the weight of the slab about to crush him; and with his arm outstretched against a tree branch he kept the balance of his body by a violent tension of the muscles.
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