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    Hello. Could you help me?

    What does this bold extract mean >> "a dark room, the sharp odor of sweat and rage, and the feel of his own blood dripping down his wrists." ?Do they say that he was scared? afraid of smth? Or should I understand this phrase directly?

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    Default Re: blood dripping down his wrists

    Absent any other context, I would understand it literally. That he was bleeding.
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    Default Re: blood dripping down his wrists

    Blood from the wrist?

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    Default Re: blood dripping down his wrists

    Blood comes from anywhere.
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    Default Re: blood dripping down his wrists

    So, blood comes from anywhere, but he feels it on his wrists? Blood is dropping down ON his wrists?

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    Default Re: blood dripping down his wrists

    Quote Originally Posted by Instrukcija4 View Post
    So, blood comes from anywhere, but he feels it on his wrists? Blood is dropping down ON his wrists?
    If he had his hand in the air and there was a cut in it, the blood would drip down his wrist.

    If his arm were by his side, and he had a cut in his arm, the blood would drip down his wrist.
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