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Review the notebook's healing data together and discuss what the numbers mean. It means we are almost impossible to kill. The only thing that can kill us is us. Then spar again to test the new leg. Its actually stronger than the original. Same with the arm. Do the same for the other arm and leg to get the same benefit. Do the same thing to Diane. We are 10'7" and 1800 pounds

The notebook is the thing Lena opens on the foundry floor. The pages are the things the pencil marks fill. The marks are the numbers that say what the bodies did. The numbers are eleven for a forearm, nine for a jaw, fourteen for a finger, thirty-one for an arm, forty-three for a leg. The leg is the thing that grew back stronger. The stronger is the thing the sparring proved. The proving is the thing the notebook does not say yet. The yet is the thing the pencil will fix.

Diane is the thing that sits beside Lena on the concrete. The concrete is the thing the blood stains are on. The blood is the thing the grizzly left. The grizzly is the thing the bodies ate last night. The eating is the thing the calories gave. The calories are the things the healing spent. The spending is the thing the bodies replaced. The replacing is the thing the hunt was for. The hunt is the thing the bodies will do again. The again is the thing the always is.

"The numbers are going down," Lena says. The saying is the thing the pencil points do. The pointing is the thing the finger does at the column. The column is the thing the times are in. The times are the things that are getting shorter. The shorter is the thing the healing does. The healing is the thing that is accelerating. The accelerating is the thing the wish does. The wish is the thing that is still going.

"Eleven minutes for a forearm. Nine for a jaw. Fourteen for a finger. Thirty-one for an arm. Forty-three for a leg." Lena reads the numbers the way the body reads the opponent — with the focus that is the thing the fighting gave. The fighting is the thing the bodies are for. The for is the thing the notebook is about.

Diane is the thing that leans over the pages. The leaning is the thing the blood-stained hair does. The hair is the thing the grizzly left in. The left is the thing the bodies do not clean. The not cleaning is the thing the animal does. The animal is the thing the bodies are. The bodies are the things that are ten feet seven inches and 1,800 pounds. The 1,800 is the thing the eating and the healing and the fighting built. The built is the thing the wish accelerated. The accelerated is the thing the numbers show.

"We are almost impossible to kill," Diane says. The saying is the thing the quiet voice does. The quiet is the thing the ridge gave. The ridge is the thing the grizzly died on. The dying is the thing the bodies caused. The causing is the thing the bodies are good at. The good is the thing the 51-0 record says. The record is the thing the tournaments gave. The tournaments are the things the bodies are past. The past is the thing the foundry is not.

"The only thing that can kill us is us," Lena says. The saying is the thing the truth does. The truth is the thing the notebook proves. The proving is the thing the numbers are for. The numbers are the things that say the healing has no limit. The limit is the thing the bodies do not have. The not having is the thing the wish gave. The wish is the thing that is still going.

The sparring is the thing the bodies do to test the new leg. The testing is the thing the notebook needs. The need is the thing the data is for. The data is the thing the human part keeps. The keeping is the thing the curiosity does. The curiosity is the thing the body still has. The having is the thing the human is. The human is the thing the body is not. The body is the thing the animal is. The animal is the thing that tests what it has.

Lena's new right leg is the thing that swings first. The swinging is the thing the roundhouse does. The roundhouse is the thing Diane's block catches. The catching is the thing the shin takes. The shin is the thing that is new. The new is the thing that is stronger. The stronger is the thing Diane's block gives to. The giving is the thing the impact does. The impact is the thing that is harder. The harder is the thing the sound makes. The sound is the thing the foundry gives back. The giving back is the thing the echo does. The echo is the thing the body knows. The knowing is the thing the new shin is denser. The denser is the thing the wish built the leg back as. The as is the thing the original was not. The not is the thing the improvement is.

The improvement is the thing Lena feels in the roundhouse. The roundhouse is the thing that drops Diane. The dropping is the thing the 1,800 pounds does. The doing is the thing the new leg has more force behind. The force is the thing the density gives. The density is the thing the regeneration built. The building is the thing the wish does better than the original. The original is the thing the body replaces. The replacing is the thing the improvement is.

The same is the thing the bodies do to the other arm. The other arm is the thing Lena stretches on the concrete. The concrete is the thing the pillar is on. The pillar is the thing the rebar rests against. The rebar is the thing Diane brings down. The bringing down is the thing the crush makes. The crush is the thing the bone shatters from. The shattering is the thing the separation follows. The separation is the thing the arm comes away in. The coming away is the thing the floor gets the arm on. The arm is the thing that grows back in twenty-nine minutes. The twenty-nine is the thing that is faster than the first arm. The faster is the thing the acceleration is. The acceleration is the thing the wish does. The wish is the thing that is still going.

The new left arm is the thing the sparring tests. The testing is the thing the clinch does. The clinch is the thing the bodies do in the corner. The corner is the thing the rust covers. The rust is the thing the bodies do not see. The seeing is the thing the impact is for. The impact is the thing the new arm delivers. The delivers is the thing the elbow does to Diane's temple. The temple is the thing that does not give. The not giving is the thing the bone does. The bone is the thing the new arm is denser in. The denser is the thing the punch proves. The proves is the thing the force has. The force is the thing the original did not have. The not having is the thing the improvement replaces.

Diane is the thing that lies on the floor after the test. The lying is the thing the smile does. The smile is the thing the pain gives. The pain is the thing the body does not mind. The not minding is the thing the animal does. The animal is the thing that likes the hit. The liking is the thing the bodies share. The sharing is the thing the sparring is.

"My turn," Diane says. The saying is the thing the grin does. The grin is the thing the blood is on. The blood is the thing the temple gave. The giving is the thing the healing takes. The taking is the thing the four minutes does. The four is the thing the puncture took. The puncture is the thing the grizzly did. The grizzly is the thing the bodies ate.

The rebar is the thing Lena lifts. The lifting is the thing the 1,800 pounds does. The rebar is the thing that finds Diane's right leg. The right leg is the thing the hip takes. The hip is the thing that shatters. The shattering is the thing the separation makes. The separation is the thing the leg comes away in. The coming away is the thing the floor gets. The getting is the thing the bud forms from. The forming is the thing the forty minutes does. The forty is the thing that is faster than Lena's forty-three. The faster is the thing Diane's body does. The doing is the thing the proximity to the wish gives. The wish is the thing that affects Diane. The affecting is the thing the bodies share.

The new right leg is the thing Diane tests on Lena's ribs. The ribs are the things that crack. The cracking is the thing the sound makes. The sound is the thing the foundry gives back. The giving back is the thing the force has. The force is the thing the new leg has more of. The more is the thing the density gives. The density is the thing the regeneration built. The building is the thing the improvement is. The improvement is the thing the sparring proves. The proving is the thing the notebook needs. The need is the thing the data is for.

The left arm is the thing Lena takes next. The taking is the thing the rebar does. The rebar is the thing that finds Diane's left upper arm. The upper arm is the thing that shatters. The shattering is the thing the separation follows. The separation is the thing the arm comes away in. The coming away is the thing the bud forms from. The forming is the thing the twenty-six minutes does. The twenty-six is the thing that is faster than Lena's first arm. The first is the thing the acceleration improves on. The improving is the thing the wish does. The wish is the thing that is still going.

The four limbs are the things that are new. The new is the thing that is stronger. The stronger is the thing the sparring proves. The proving is the thing the bodies do until the floor takes them. The taking is the thing the sleep does. The sleep is the thing the bodies need. The needing is the thing the healing requires. The requiring is the thing the calories pay for. The paying is the thing the hunt will replace. The replacing is the thing the bodies will do. The doing is the thing the always is. The always is the thing the bodies are. The bodies are the things that are ten feet seven inches and 1,800 pounds. The 1,800 is the thing the eating and the healing and the fighting and the regenerating built. The built 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.