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Hunt again — the week is over and the bodies need to eat. Find an even larger bull this time. After eating, spar full force to see how much harder the strikes are. Unfortunately, the agreement is not stable. An overzealous agent breaks the agreement. All hell breaks lose

The week is the thing the bodies are done with. The done is the thing the hunger replaces. The hunger is the thing the 1,800 pounds wakes with. The waking is the thing the eyes do at the same time. The same time is the thing the bodies share. The sharing is the thing the foundry floor gives. The floor is the thing the bodies rise from. The rising is the thing the 1,800 pounds does without hesitation. The hesitation is the thing the human has. The human is the thing the bodies are not. The bodies are the things that are hungry.

The tree line is the thing the bodies enter at dusk. The dusk is the thing the fading light makes. The fading is the thing the canopy takes. The canopy is the thing the old growth gives. The old growth is the thing the ridge holds. The ridge is the thing the bodies know. The knowing is the thing the nose does. Diane's nose is the thing that finds the scent first. The scent is the thing the musk carries. The musk is the thing the bull has. The bull is the thing the tracks are from. The tracks are the things the mud holds. The mud is the thing the creek bed keeps. The keeping is the thing the bodies follow.

The bull is the thing the clearing holds. The clearing is the thing the birch trees make. The birch is the thing the antlers are wider than. The wider is the thing the six-foot spread is. The spread is the thing the bull carries at 1,900 pounds. The 1,900 is the thing the bodies are not scared of. The not scared is the thing the 1,800 pounds gives. The giving is the thing the charge does not change. The charge is the thing the bull makes. The making is the thing the ground shakes from. The shaking is the thing the bodies do not feel. The not feeling is the thing the stance is for. The stance is the thing Lena takes. The taking is the thing the antlers find. The finding is the thing the palms grip. The gripping is the thing the dense bones do not yield in. The yielding is the thing the twist replaces. The twist is the thing Diane adds her hands to. The adding is the thing the neck takes. 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 eating is the thing the bodies do on the ridge. The ridge is the thing the blood gets on. The blood is the thing the bull gave. The giving is the thing the teeth take 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 not remembering is the thing the animal does. The animal is the thing that eats until the full is the thing the stomach is. The full is the thing the sparring is for.

The foundry floor is the thing the bodies return to. The returning is the thing the 1,800 pounds does with the bull on four shoulders. The shoulders are the things the blood drips from. The dripping is the thing the three miles leave on the road. The road is the thing the asphalt keeps. The keeping is the thing the trail makes. The trail is the thing the bodies do not look back on. The not looking is the thing the animal does.

The sparring is the thing the bodies do on the foundry floor. The doing is the thing the full force is. The full force is the thing the new skeleton gives. The new skeleton is the thing the density is. The density is the thing the whole body has now. The having is the thing the strikes prove. The proving is the thing Lena's right roundhouse does. The roundhouse is the thing that catches Diane's guard. The guard is the thing the forearm takes. The forearm is the thing that fractures. The fracturing is the thing the sound makes. The sound is the thing the foundry gives back. The giving back is the thing the echo is. The echo is the thing the force has. The force is the thing the original bones could not have withstood. The withstanding is the thing the new density gives. The giving is the thing the breaking follows. The breaking is the thing the healing takes. The healing is the thing the eight minutes does. The eight is the thing the acceleration gives.

Diane's return is the thing the knee does. The knee is the thing that finds Lena's ribs. The ribs are the things that hold. The holding is the thing the density gives. The density is the thing the sparring tests. The testing is the thing the second strike does. The second strike is the thing the elbow makes. The elbow is the thing the temple takes. The temple is the thing that does not give. The not giving is the thing the new skull does. The skull is the thing the wish rebuilt. The rebuilding is the thing the breaking earned. The earning is the thing the sparring is. The sparring is the thing the bodies do not stop. The not stopping is the thing the force has. The force is the thing the foundry wall takes when Diane's body hits it. The hitting is the thing the concrete does not break from. The not breaking is the thing the structure gives. The structure is the thing the bodies ignore.

The sound is the thing the bodies hear second. The first is the thing the engine makes. The engine is the thing the vehicle has. The vehicle is the thing the headlights make. The headlights are the things the foundry mouth gives. The mouth is the thing the doors are. The doors are the things the bodies see through. The seeing is the thing the sparring stops for. The stopping is the thing the bodies do together. The together is the thing the stance is. The stance is the thing the 1,800 pounds takes. The taking is the thing the blood is on. The blood is the thing the bull left. The bull is the thing the bodies were eating. The eating is the thing the interruption is.

The vehicle is the thing the county logo has. The logo is the thing the door is painted on. The door is the thing the man steps from. The man is the thing the uniform wears. The uniform is the thing the badge is on. The badge is the thing the sidearm is next to. The sidearm is the thing the holster holds. The holster is the thing the thigh strap keeps. The thigh is the thing the hands are near. The hands are the things the clipboard holds. The clipboard is the thing the papers are on. The papers are the things the man looks at. The looking is the thing the bodies are what he sees. The seeing is the thing the man does not stop for. The not stopping is the thing the walking is. The walking is the thing the foundry floor gets. The floor is the thing the boots step on. The boots are the things the bodies do not wear. The not wearing is the thing the animal does. The animal is the thing the man is looking at.

"Federal agent," the man says. The saying is the thing the badge does. The badge is the thing the metal makes. The metal is the thing the light catches. The catching is the thing the foundry gives. The giving is the thing the man's voice does not waver in. The not wavering is the thing the training does. The training is the thing the three letters on the jacket have. The letters are the things the bodies do not read. The not reading is the thing the animal does. The animal is the thing that watches. The watching is the thing the eyes do. The eyes are the things the man does not meet. The not meeting is the thing the 10'7" gives. The giving is the thing the 1,800 pounds makes him look up at. The up is the thing the neck cranes. The craning is the thing the bodies do not care about. The not caring is the thing the animal has.

"You're in violation of county ordinance and a state environmental order. This facility is condemned. You need to vacate." The saying is the thing the clipboard does. The clipboard is the thing the papers flutter on. The fluttering is the thing the evening air makes. The air is the thing the foundry mouth lets in. The letting in is the thing the headlights do. The headlights are the things the shadows make. The shadows are the things the 10'7" bodies cast. The casting is the thing the 1,800 pounds does on the wall. The wall is the thing the rust covers. The rust is the thing the bodies ignore.

"The agreement," 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 15 is the thing the body does not raise. The not raising is the thing the agent does not expect. The not expecting is the thing the two steps are. The steps are the things the man takes forward. The forward is the thing the clipboard does. The clipboard is the thing the paper tears from. The tearing is the thing the agent drops. The dropping is the thing the hand does. The hand is the thing the sidearm goes to. The going is the thing the snap does. The snap is the thing the holster makes. The holster is the thing the thumb unsnaps. The unsnapping is the thing the bodies watch. The watching is the thing the animal does.

"There is no agreement," the agent says. The saying is the thing the voice does. The voice is the thing the shake does not have. The not having is the thing the training gives. The training is the thing the sidearm clears the holster. The clearing is the thing the barrel does. The barrel is the thing the foundry points at. The pointing is the thing the 1,800 pounds does not move from. The not moving is the thing the stance is. The stance is the thing the bodies share. The sharing is the thing the 1,800 pounds does together. The together is the thing the agent does not understand. The not understanding is the thing the trigger finger is. The trigger finger is the thing the first shot makes. The first shot is the thing the foundry gives back. The giving back is the thing the bang is. The bang is the thing the echo does. The echo is the thing the bullet is. The bullet is the thing the 1,800 pounds takes. The taking is the thing the shoulder does not yield to. The not yielding is the thing the fat and the muscle and the dense bone do. The doing is the thing the slug stops in. The stopping is the thing the body does not bleed from. The not bleeding is the thing the healing does in seconds. The seconds are the things the agent does not see. The not seeing is the thing the second shot is. The second shot is the thing the other agent makes from the vehicle. The vehicle is the thing the second door opens. The opening is the thing the rifle is. The rifle is the thing the windshield frames. The framing is the thing the barrel does. The barrel is the thing the second muzzle flashes from.

All hell is the thing that breaks loose. The breaking is the thing the bodies do. The doing is the thing the 1,800 pounds is for. The for is the thing the foundry floor gives. The floor is the thing the charge starts on. The charge is the thing the 10'7" does. The doing is the thing the agent sees. The seeing is the thing the third shot is. The third shot is the thing the chest takes. The chest is the thing the slug stops in. The stopping is the thing the 1,800 pounds does not slow for. The not slowing is the thing the hand is. The hand is the thing the sidearm takes. The taking is the thing the wrist does. The wrist is the thing that breaks. The breaking is the thing the agent screams from. The screaming is the thing the body does. The body is the thing the foundry floor hits. The hitting is the thing the 1,800 pounds does. The doing is the thing the ribs take. The ribs are the things that crack. The cracking is the thing the agent does not breathe from. The not breathing is the thing the second body is for. The second body is the thing the rifle tracks. The tracking is the thing the vehicle gets. The vehicle is the thing Diane's shoulder hits. The hitting is the thing the door does. The door is the thing the metal gives. The giving is the thing the second agent's arm takes. The arm is the thing the window frames. The framing is the thing the hand does. The hand is the thing the collarbone takes. The collarbone is the thing that snaps. The snapping is the thing the agent falls from. The falling is the thing the gravel does. The gravel is the thing the parking lot has. The parking lot is the thing the headlights wash. The washing is the thing the bodies do not stop in. The not stopping is the thing the vehicle gets. The vehicle is the thing the 1,800 pounds flips. The flipping is the thing the roof does. The roof is the thing the headlights go to. The going is the thing the wheels do in the air. The air is the thing the foundry lot gives. The giving is the thing the crash makes. The crash is the thing the metal makes. The metal is the thing the glass follows. The glass is the thing the lot gets. The getting is the thing the quiet follows. The quiet is the thing the first agent does not have. The not having is the thing the breathing is. The breathing is the thing the broken ribs do not allow. The not allowing is the thing the second agent does not get up from. The not getting up is the thing the collarbone did. The doing is the thing the foundry lot has.

The standing is the thing the bodies do in the quiet. The quiet is the thing the engine does not make. The not making is the thing the flipped vehicle does. The vehicle is the thing the smoke comes from. The smoke is the thing the headlights do through. The through is the thing the bodies do not squint. The not squinting is the thing the animal does. The animal is the thing that stands in the damage. The damage is the thing the bodies did. The doing is the thing the agreement did not stop. The not stopping is the thing the agent caused. The causing is the thing the badge did. The badge is the thing the broken wrist does not hold anymore. The anymore is the thing the agreement is. The agreement is the thing that is over.