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Both of us lie flat on our backs in satisfaction. We don't move for the rest of the week. The animals can afford to lazy for a week

The floor is the thing the bodies choose. The choosing is the thing the stillness needs. The stillness is the thing the week is for. The week is the thing the bodies do not move in. The not moving is the thing the 1,800 pounds does on the concrete. The concrete is the thing the foundry floor makes. The floor is the thing the blood dried on. The blood is the thing the sparring left. The sparring is the thing the bones are done with. The done is the thing the density is. The density is the thing the whole skeleton has now. The having is the thing the bodies earned. The earning is the thing the breaking and the healing did. The doing is the thing the bodies are resting from.

Lena is the thing that lies on her back. The back is the thing the concrete touches. The touching is the thing the warmth does not need. The warmth is the thing the 1,800 pounds gives itself. The giving is the thing the fat and the muscle do. The fat is the thing the layer is. The muscle is the thing the density is. The density is the thing the bones are. The bones are the things that are all new. The new is the thing the wish built. The wish is the thing that is still going. The going is the thing the stillness does not stop. The not stopping is the thing the body does under the skin. The under is the thing the cells do. The cells are the things that are still building. The building is the thing the resting does not pause. The pausing is the thing the wish does not do.

Diane is the thing that lies beside Lena. The beside is the thing the shoulders touch in. The touching is the thing the bodies do not move from. The not moving is the thing the week is. The week is the thing the bodies give themselves. The giving is the thing the animals can afford. The affording is the thing the foundry has. The foundry is the thing the food is near. The near is the thing the tree line is. The tree line is the thing the bodies do not go to. The not going is the thing the full stomachs give. The full is the thing the bull left. The bull is the thing the bodies ate whole. The whole is the thing the calories are. The calories are the things the resting burns slow. The slow 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 bodies actually do.

The skylight is the thing the light comes through. The light is the thing the day moves across. The day is the thing the bodies do not count. The not counting is the thing the animal does. The animal is the thing that does not track time. The time is the thing the human measures. The human is the thing the bodies are not. The bodies are the things that lie in the dark and the light and the dark again. The again is the thing the days are. The days are the things the bodies do not name. The naming is the thing the human does. The human is the thing the bodies are past.

The stillness is the thing the bodies share. The sharing is the thing the breathing does. The breathing is the thing the 15 beats per minute makes slow. The slow is the thing the chests rise in. The rising is the thing the falling follows. The falling is the thing the rhythm is. The rhythm is the thing the two bodies make together. The together is the thing the foundry floor holds. The holding is the thing the concrete does. The concrete is the thing the warmth absorbs from. The absorbing is the thing the 1,800 pounds does. The doing is the thing the body does not need to think about. The not thinking is the thing the animal has. The animal is the thing the bodies are.

The week is the thing the bodies do not move in. The not moving is the thing the satisfaction is. The satisfaction is the thing the denser skeleton gives. The giving is the thing the stillness has. The having is the thing the bodies earned. The earning is the thing the sparring did. The sparring is the thing the breaking was. The breaking is the thing the healing followed. The healing is the thing the wish built. The wish is the thing that is still going. The going is the thing the body does not stop. The not stopping is the thing the cells do under the skin. The skin is the thing the warmth is under. The warmth is the thing the bodies share. The sharing is the thing the smiles are for. The smiles are the things the bodies wear with their eyes closed. The closed is the thing the week is.