bend back
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The "reasonable" people's failure is obvious. With the best intentions and a naive lack of realism, they think that with a little reason they can bend back into position the framework that has got out of joint.
Add a point each for pinky fingers that bend back 90 degrees, thumbs that can be bent to reach the forearm, elbows that straighten past 10 degrees, knees that straighten past 10 degrees, and hands that can lie flat on the floor with knees locked out.
The path pulls away from the river into Pithill Wood, before you climb up a set of steps and bend back on yourself to follow a higher path with glimpses of the moor through the trees.