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Both of us out of curiosity go to a medical center to test our bone, muscle and fat density. Its off the charts. All of our health markers are perfect too. Both of us have a resting heart rate of 15 bpm. Then we go back to our animal lives

The road is the thing the bodies walk on. The road is the thing the asphalt makes. The asphalt is the thing the morning sun heats. The morning is the thing the bodies choose to go in. The choosing is the thing the curiosity does. The curiosity is the thing the human part has. The human part is the thing the body is not. The body is the thing the animal is. The animal is the thing that walks ten feet seven inches above the asphalt. The walking is the thing the 1,800 pounds does on the road. The road is the thing the cars do not use. The not using is the thing the industrial outskirts give. The outskirts are the things the bodies live in. The living is the thing the foundry is for.

The medical center is the thing the bodies find three miles south. The three miles is the thing the bodies walk without breathing hard. The not breathing hard is the thing the 15 beats per minute does. The 15 is the thing the resting heart rate is. The resting is the thing the walking does not change. The not changing is the thing the cardiovascular system does not need. The not needing is the thing the wish built. The wish is the thing that is still going. The center is the thing the strip mall has. The strip mall is the thing the early morning keeps empty. The empty is the thing the bodies walk into. The walking into is the thing the automatic doors do. The doors are the things the glass makes. The glass is the thing the bodies do not fit through easily. The easily is the thing the shoulders do not have. The shoulders are the things that scrape the frame. The scraping is the thing the glass does not break from. The not breaking is the thing the wish did not build the door for. The door is the thing the bodies are wider than. The wider is the thing the 1,800 pounds makes.

The receptionist is the thing the desk has. The desk is the thing the woman sits behind. The woman is the thing the eyes do. The eyes are the things that go wide. The wide is the thing the two naked bodies do to her. The naked is the thing the bodies are. The bodies are the things that do not wear clothes. The clothes are the things the bodies discarded months ago. The months are the things the bodies do not count. The counting is the thing the human does. The human is the thing the bodies are not. The receptionist is the thing that does not speak for five seconds. The five seconds is the thing the shock takes. The shock is the thing the two ten-foot-seven bodies covered in blood and grizzly fur and dirt do to a person who has not seen the bodies before.

"We need full scans," Lena says. The saying is the thing the voice does. The voice is the thing the calm gives. The calm is the thing the 15 beats per minute makes. The making is the thing the body does not rush. The not rushing is the thing the resting heart rate gives. The receptionist is the thing that picks up the phone. The phone is the thing the shaking hand holds. The shaking is the thing the shock does. The shock is the thing the bodies do not understand. The not understanding is the thing the animal has. The animal is the thing that does not know what shock is.

The physician is the thing that comes from the back. The back is the thing the hallway makes. The hallway is the thing the doctor walks through. The doctor is the thing the white coat has. The coat is the thing the stethoscope hangs from. The stethoscope is the thing the doctor holds. The holding is the thing the hands do not shake. The not shaking is the thing the training gives. The training is the thing the medical school did. The medical school is the thing the doctor does not use to understand the bodies. The bodies are the things the medical school did not prepare for. The not preparing is the thing the scans will show. The showing is the thing the machines do. The machines are the things the bodies do not fit in. The not fitting is the thing the 1,800 pounds does to a CT scanner designed for 300. The 300 is the thing the bodies are not. The not is the thing the six times is.

The scans are the things the open MRI does. The open MRI is the thing the wider machine is. The wider is the thing the bodies barely fit in. The barely is the thing the shoulders touch the walls of. The touching is the thing the machine does not break from. The not breaking is the thing the wish built the bodies to be. The being is the thing the density gives. The density is the thing the numbers show. The numbers are the things the screen displays. The screen is the thing the physician stares at. The staring is the thing the silence does. The silence is the thing the room has for thirty seconds. The thirty seconds is the thing the shock takes this time.

"Your bone density is — this can't be right," the physician says. The saying is the thing the voice does. The voice is the thing the confusion gives. The confusion is the thing the numbers cause. The numbers are the things that are four times a normal adult's. The four times is the thing the regenerated limbs have. The limbs are the things the wish rebuilt denser. The denser is the thing the improvement is. The improvement is the thing the sparring proved. The proving is the thing the scan confirms. The confirming is the thing the physician cannot do. The cannot is the thing the medical training does not allow. The allowing is the thing the bodies do not need. The needing is the thing the bodies are past.

"Your muscle density is — I have never seen anything like this. Your fat layers are substantial but your metabolic markers are — they are perfect. All of them. Cholesterol, blood sugar, liver function, kidney function. Everything is optimal." The physician is the thing that reads the screen. The reading is the thing the disbelief does. The disbelief is the thing the numbers cause. The numbers are the things the bloodwork gives. The bloodwork is the thing the needle took. The needle is the thing the vein gave to. The giving is the thing the 15 beats per minute pumped the blood through. The pumping is the thing the slow engine does. The slow is the thing the efficient heart is. The efficient is the thing the wish built. The wish is the thing that is still going.

"Fifteen beats per minute," the physician says. The saying is the thing the stethoscope confirms. The confirming is the thing the ears do. The ears are the things the doctor has. The having is the thing the training gave. The training is the thing the 15 does not match. The not matching is the thing the elite athlete does not have. The elite athlete is the thing the 15 is below. The below is the thing the 1,800 pounds does not explain. The not explaining is the thing the medical science cannot do. The cannot is the thing the bodies do not need. The not needing is the thing the animal has. The animal is the thing that does not care what the numbers say. The caring is the thing the human part does. The human part is the thing the curiosity was for. The curiosity is the thing the visit satisfied. The satisfied is the thing the bodies are.

The road is the thing the bodies walk back on. The back is the thing the foundry is. The foundry is the thing the three miles are. The three miles are the things the bodies walk without breathing hard. The not breathing hard is the thing the 15 beats per minute does. The 15 is the thing the perfect health gives. The perfect is the thing the wish built. The wish is the thing that is still going. The going is the thing the tree line does. The tree line is the thing the bodies enter. The entering is the thing the scent does. The scent is the thing the elk has. The elk is the thing the bodies will hunt. The hunting is the thing the animal does. The animal is the thing the bodies are. The bodies are the things that are alive and whole and perfect and 1,800 pounds. The 1,800 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.