Claire's Vivid Verbs

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Claire sauntered shyly down the crowded hallway on this first day of school. She observed timidly to her left, and then to her right. Then, she tottered out and entered the throng of students. Was anyone scrutinizing her? Claire feared to glance around, so she wandered gloomily straight ahead. However, it appeared that none of her classmates took a glimpse at her, as they scuttled to their classes.