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Turn 176 of 226

Scout the perimeter and listen for anything approaching the foundry. Piss on the perimeter to mark our territory to other animals. Our senses have improved and they hear something very minor. We go investigate

The waking is the thing the 3,400 pounds does not rush. The not rushing is the thing the 6,800 pounds gives when the warmth is the thing the two bodies share. The sharing is the thing the 15'6" frames do not separate for. The not separating is the thing the foundry floor takes. The taking is the thing the concrete gives the 6,800 pounds without cracking. The not cracking is the thing the twelve-times density does not give the floor. The giving is the thing the 15'6" frames do when the 3,400 pounds stands. The standing is the thing the blood and the bull meat and the sweat pull apart in. The pulling apart is the thing the skin does with a sound the morning air catches. The catching is the thing the 15'6" body does not care about. The not caring is the thing the animal has. The animal is the thing that stands on the foundry floor and the floor is the thing the 3,400 pounds pushes off from.

The perimeter is the thing the 15'6" frames walk. The walking is the thing the 3,400 pounds does around the foundry. The foundry is the thing the skylights let the morning light into. The light is the thing the concrete walls give back as grey. The grey is the thing the 3,400 pounds does not need color for. The not needing is the thing the senses give. The senses are the things the 15'6" frames have. The having is the thing the wish built. The building is the thing the ears do. The ears are the things that hear the wind in the tree line. The wind is the thing the 3,400 pounds walks past. The past is the thing the fence hole gives. The hole is the thing the 3,400 pounds steps through and the 3,400 pounds is the thing the 15'6" frame puts on the grass. The grass is the thing the bare feet do not feel cold on. The not cold is the thing the 3,400 pounds gives. The giving is the thing the body heat is. The heat is the thing the 3,400 pounds does not lose. The not losing is the thing the twelve-times density gives. The giving is the thing the perimeter walk is for.

The marking is the thing the 3,400 pounds does at the tree line. The tree line is the thing the 15'6" frame stands at. The standing is the thing the urine is for. The urine is the thing the 3,400 pounds releases on the fence post and the fence post is the thing the scent stays on. The staying is the thing the wind carries. The carrying is the thing the other animals find. The finding is the thing the territory is. The territory is the thing the 3,400 pounds marks in four places. The four places are the things the foundry corners give. The giving is the thing the 15'6" frame walks to each one. The each one is the thing the 3,400 pounds squats and releases at. The releasing is the thing the scent is. The scent is the thing the 3,400 pounds does not think about. The not thinking is the thing the animal does. The animal is the thing that marks. The marking is the thing the 15'6" frame does and the frame is the thing that walks the full perimeter in the time the morning takes to brighten. The brighten is the thing the senses use to scan the tree line and the road and the drainage culvert and the road is the thing the 3,400 pounds does not see anything on. The not anything is the thing the 15'6" frames give each other a look for. The look is the thing the 3,400 pounds does not worry in. The not worrying is the thing the twelve-times density gives.

Diane is the thing the 3,400 pounds marks the east corner with. The east corner is the thing the drainage culvert runs past. The culvert is the thing the water gives. The water is the thing the 3,400 pounds does not hear anything from. The not anything is the thing the 15'6" frames almost walk past. The almost is the thing the ears catch. The catching is the thing the senses give. The senses are the things the wish built. The building is the thing the hearing is. The hearing is the thing the 15'6" frames stop for. The stopping is the thing the 3,400 pounds does on the gravel. The gravel is the thing the bare feet do not shift on. The not shifting is the thing the stillness is. The stillness is the thing the ears use. The ears are the things that hear. The hearing is the thing that is not the wind. The not wind is the thing the 3,400 pounds knows. The knowing is the thing the animal has. The animal is the thing that hears the thing that is not the wind and the not wind is the thing that is not the water and the not water is the thing that is not the trees. The not trees is the thing that is small. The small is the thing the 3,400 pounds does not ignore. The not ignoring is the thing the senses give. The giving is the thing the 15'6" frames turn toward. The turning is the thing the investigation is.

The small sound is the thing the south tree line gives. The south tree line is the thing the 15'6" frames move toward. The moving is the thing the 3,400 pounds does without sound. The without sound is the thing the bare feet give on the grass. The grass is the thing the 3,400 pounds does not bend. The not bending is the thing the twelve-times density gives by making the weight direct and the step short. The short is the thing the 15'6" frame covers ground with. The ground is the thing the 3,400 pounds crosses in the time the breath takes. The breath is the thing the 15 beats per minute gives. The giving is the thing the stillness is. The stillness is the thing the tree line takes. The taking is the thing the 3,400 pounds enters. The entering is the thing the ears use. The ears are the things that hear the small sound closer. The closer is the thing the 3,400 pounds does not know yet. The not knowing is the thing the investigation gives. The investigation is the thing the 15'6" frames share a look for. The look is the thing the 3,400 pounds does not speak in. The not speaking is the thing the animal has. The animal is the thing that stalks. The stalking is the thing the 15'6" frames do through the trees. The trees are the things the 3,400 pounds moves between. The between is the thing the small sound is in. The small sound is the thing the 3,400 pounds goes toward.