Turn 162 of 226

Discard the grizzly fur, we prefer going naked. Hunt the biggest animal in the wild and bring it back to the foundry for a feast

The fur is the thing Lena drops on the road. The road is the thing the asphalt makes. The asphalt is the thing the morning sun has warmed. The fur is the thing the grizzly gave the bodies last night. The bodies do not want it. The wanting is the thing the skin does not have. The skin is the thing the body prefers. The preferring is the thing the animal does. The animal is the thing that does not cover itself. The covering is the thing the human does. The human is the thing the bodies are not. The fur falls on the shoulder of the road and the bodies do not look back. The not looking is the thing the animal does. The animal is the thing that walks forward. The forward is the thing the tree line calls from.

The tree line is the thing the bodies enter at midmorning. The midmorning is the thing the light does through the canopy. The canopy is the thing the old growth makes. The old growth is the thing the ridge holds. The ridge is the thing the bodies know. The knowing is the thing the tracking gives. The tracking is the thing the nose does. Diane's nose is the thing that finds the first scent. The scent is the thing the elk left. The elk is the thing the bodies followed last time. The elk is not the thing the bodies want this time. The wanting is the thing the bigger animal is for.

The bigger animal is the thing the deeper woods have. The deeper woods are the things the canopy thickens in. The thickening is the thing the dark does. The dark is the thing the bodies own. The owning is the thing the 1,800 pounds gives. The giving is the thing the undergrowth parts for. The parting is the thing the brush does not resist. The not resisting is the thing the breaking is. The breaking is the thing the saplings do under the weight. The weight is the thing the bodies do not feel. The not feeling is the thing the momentum is.

The tracks are the things Lena finds in the creek bed. The creek bed is the thing the mud holds. The mud is the thing the print keeps. The print is the thing the claws made. The claws are the things that are wider than Lena's hand. The hand is the thing the 1,800 pounds has. The print is the thing the moose made. The moose is the thing the bodies follow. The following is the thing the wind gives. The wind is the thing the direction helps. The direction is the thing the scent carries. The scent is the thing the musk does. The musk is the thing the bull has. The bull is the thing the bodies want.

The bull is the thing the clearing holds. The clearing is the thing the ridge makes. The ridge is the thing the birch trees surround. The birch trees are the things the white bark does. The white is the thing the antlers are bigger than. The antlers are the things that span six feet. The six feet is the thing the bull carries. The carrying is the thing the 1,800-pound animal does. The animal is the thing the bodies are also. The also is the thing the same weight is. The same is the thing the bull does not understand. The not understanding is the thing the charge does. The charge is the thing the bull makes. The making is the thing the ground shakes from.

The antlers are the things that find Lena's arms. The arms are the things that catch the spread. The spread is the thing the palms grip. The gripping is the thing the new density does. The density is the thing the regenerated bone has. The having is the thing the antlers cannot push through. The not pushing is the thing the bull's legs dig for. The digging is the thing the dirt does. The dirt is the thing the hooves throw. The throwing is the thing the bull's neck strains from. The straining is the thing Lena's arms do not do. The not doing is the thing the 1,800 pounds gives. The giving is the thing the twist follows. The twist is the thing Diane's arms add. The adding is the thing the second pair of hands does on the neck. The neck is the thing that breaks. The breaking is the thing the sound makes. The sound is the thing the clearing gives back.

The carrying is the thing the bodies do. The doing is the thing the 1,800-pound bull gets. The getting is the thing the shoulders hold. The shoulders are the things the antlers drag on. The dragging is the thing the ground does. The ground is the thing the three miles are. The three miles are the things the bodies walk with the bull on four shoulders. The shoulders are the things the blood drips from. The dripping is the thing the road gets. The road is the thing the asphalt keeps. The keeping is the thing the trail makes. The trail is the thing the bodies leave. The leaving is the thing the animal does.

The foundry is the thing the bodies bring the bull to. The bringing is the thing the floor gets. The floor is the thing the concrete makes. The concrete is the thing the blood pools on. The pooling is the thing the feast is for. The feast is the thing the bodies do not cook. The cooking is the thing the fire is 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 not remembering is the thing the animal does. The animal is the thing that eats raw. The raw is the thing the teeth tear. The tearing is the thing the jaws do. The jaws are the things the wish built. The wish is the thing that is still going.

The eating is the thing the bodies share on the foundry floor. The sharing is the thing the 1,800 pounds does with the 1,800-pound bull. The bull is the thing the calories are in. The calories are the things the healing needs. The needing is the thing the limbs cost. The limbs are the things that grew back. The growing back is the thing the eating pays for. The paying is the thing the full stomachs give. The giving is the thing the bodies do in each other's presence. The presence 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 animal is the thing that feasts. The feasting is the thing the foundry holds. The holding is the thing the light does through the broken skylights. The skylights are the things the afternoon gives. The afternoon is the thing the bodies eat in. The eating is the thing the bodies do until the bull is gone. The gone is the thing the bones are. The bones are the things the bodies leave on the floor. The floor is the thing the bodies pass out on. The passing out is the thing the full stomachs do. The doing is the thing the smiles are for. The smiles are the things the bodies wear with the bull blood on their faces.