Turn 156 of 226

Hunt the tree line for fresh game to replace what the bodies burned healing. Then test the healing limits again. There appears to be none

The hunger is the thing the healing left. The healing is the thing the bones consumed. The bones are the things the body rebuilt from nothing. The nothing is the thing the body had when the body was broken. The broken is the thing the sleep fixed. The sleep is the thing the calories paid for. The calories are the things the body burned. The burning is the thing the hunger replaces. The replacing is the thing the hunt is for.

The tree line is the thing the bodies move through at dawn. The dawn is the thing the fog makes. The fog is the thing the creek breathes. The creek is the thing the south edge has. The south edge is the thing the complex borders. The border is the thing the bodies cross without hesitation. The hesitation is the thing the human has. The human is the thing the bodies are not. The bodies are the things the undergrowth parts for. The parting is the thing the 1,470 pounds does to the brush. The brush is the thing the skin does not feel. The skin is the thing the bark scrapes. The scraping is the thing the body does not register.

Diane's nose is the thing that finds the boar first. The boar is the thing the mud holds the scent of. The mud is the thing the wallow made. The wallow is the thing the boar slept in. The boar is the thing the bodies need. The need is the thing the hunger makes. The hunger is the thing the healing left. The boar is the thing the bodies flank. The flanking is the thing the bodies do without speaking. The speaking is the thing the bodies do not need. The bodies have the knowing. The knowing is the thing the hunt shares.

Lena comes from the left. Diane comes from the right. The boar is the thing that catches one scent. The one scent is the thing the boar runs from. The running is the thing the boar does toward the other body. The other body is the thing the boar does not see. The not seeing is the thing the last thing the boar does. Diane's hands are the things that find the tusks. The tusks are the things that cut Diane's palm. The cutting is the thing the blood does. The blood is the thing Diane does not feel. The not feeling is the thing the grip does. The grip is the thing that twists. The twist is the thing the neck does. The neck is the thing that breaks.

The eating is the thing the bodies do on the creek bank. The eating is the thing the teeth do raw. The raw is the thing the fire is not needed for. The fire is the thing the bodies have not used since the apartment. The apartment is the thing the bodies do not remember. The remembering is the thing the human does. The human is the thing the bodies are not. The bodies are the things that eat the kill. The kill is the thing the bodies share. The sharing is the thing the blood on the faces does. The blood is the thing the chins wear. The wearing is the thing the animal does.

The foundry is the thing the bodies return to. The returning is the thing the full stomachs give. The full stomachs are the things the healing requires. The healing is the thing the bodies test. The testing is the thing the sparring does. The sparring is the thing the full force makes. The full force is the thing the bodies do not hold. The holding is the thing the bodies are past.

Lena's elbow is the thing that finds Diane's orbital bone. The orbital bone is the thing that fractures. The fracturing is the thing the crunch makes. The crunch is the thing the foundry gives back. The giving back is the thing the echo does. Diane's roundhouse is the thing that finds Lena's forearm. The forearm is the thing that snaps. The snapping is the thing the body does not stop for. The not stopping is the thing the other arm uses. The other arm is the thing Lena's overhand right comes from. The overhand is the thing Diane's jaw catches. The jaw is the thing that dislocates. The dislocating is the thing the body fights through.

The fighting through is the thing the bodies do until the floor takes them. The floor is the thing the broken bodies fall on. The falling is the thing the concrete catches. The catching is the thing the blood pools from. The blood is the thing the faces and the arms and the legs give. The giving is the thing the bodies do not mind. The not minding is the thing the smiles make. The smiles are the things the broken faces wear. The wearing is the thing the bodies do on the foundry floor.

The waking is the thing the afternoon gives. The afternoon is the thing the light is in. The light is the thing the skylight does. The skylight is the thing the foundry has. The foundry is the thing the bodies are whole in. The whole is the thing the healing did again. The again is the thing the bodies expected. The expecting is the thing the knowing is. The knowing is the thing the bodies share without speaking. The sharing is the thing the eyes do — the eyes that find each other on the concrete. The concrete is the thing the blood is on. The blood is the thing the bodies wear. The wearing is the thing the bodies smile through. The smiling is the thing the whole bodies do. The whole is the thing the bodies are. The bodies are the things that cannot be broken. The cannot be broken is the thing the wish gave. The wish is the thing that is still going. The going is the thing the bodies do not stop. The stopping is the thing the bodies do not do. The bodies heal. The bodies eat. The bodies hunt. The bodies fight. The bodies are the things that are alive and whole and smiling on the foundry floor.