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' and blood ran back into ,,,'

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00I would like to know the exactly meaning ot this expression in this sentence: 02br
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00' There was a deep cut in the forehead, and blood RAN BACK into the knotted hair' 02br
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00Thanks in advance, jo. 0-
  

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0 I make this guess. ' 02br 02br 00Do you have such a context as that? 0-

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0 I make this guess. 02br
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00The person whose forehead is cut is lying in a supine position, causing the blood from the cut to flow (following the course of gravity) 'back into the knotted hair.' 02br
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00Do you have such a context as that? 0-
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0 Hi, 02br
00You would normally expect blood to run forward, down your face, from a cut in your forehead. If 'blood runs back into the knotted hair', the writer is most likely telling you the head was tilted backwards. 02br
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00Best wishes, 02br
00Clive 0-

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