Fast
Held
Held adjective - Occupied or in the control of; often used in combination.
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Always Close: No matter how fast Artyom and the player rush through the levels, Anna will always be held hostage by Lesnitsky, and Pavel will always be hanging.
Source: Video Game / Metro: Last Light -
A now-discredited theory held that the Earth spun so fast in its early days that a globule fissioned off, forming the Moon.
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Green Aesop: "Equally Destructive." Incredibly Long Note: Not as long as examples by other bands, but Floor's final note on the fast-paced "Monolith of Doubt" is an A5 held for ten seconds.
Source: Music / After Forever
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