crumple
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He could walk to Anastasia's room, and if his arms reached far enough—he was pretty certain they would—he could pull all the papers off her desk and crumple them into balls.
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He dug into his pocket and pulled out a crumpled piece of silver paper.
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The wings hung limp and crumpled at the dragon's side.
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It was crumpled and useless, not that they could’ve driven it out, anyway; the road was buried in ash and fallen trees.
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Nighthand swept it aside with a blow from the marble sword that sent it crumpling to the ground.
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