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Observe the tide patterns.

The tide is the thing the 620-foot frames sit in the cove and watch. The watching is the thing the 620-foot frames have not done before because the 620-foot frames have not had a territory before and the territory is the thing the cove provides. The cove is the thing the water moves through and the moving is the thing Lena's eyes track. The tracking is the thing the 980-times density retinas do at a resolution the satellite cameras cannot match. The resolution is the thing the 620-foot frame sees individual grains of sand move with. The individual grains are the thing the 800,000-pound body does not disturb because the 800,000-pound body is still. The still is the thing the 620-foot frame's breathing does not break. The breathing is 4 breaths per minute. The 4 is the thing the 620-foot frame's chest rises and falls at and the rising and falling is the thing the fat apron shifts with. The shifting is the thing the 620-foot frame's hand rests on and the resting is the thing the warmth fills.

The water enters the cove at 3:47 AM. The entering is the thing the 620-foot frame's hearing detects before the 620-foot frame's eyes confirm because the hearing is the thing the 12-mile range provides. The hearing detects the tide at 14 miles — the Pacific's surface changing pitch as the water column shifts west to east. The pitch is the thing the 620-foot frame's auditory cortex maps. The mapping is the thing the 620-foot frame's body does without moving. The not moving is the thing the observation requires. The observation is the thing the 620-foot frames share. Diane is at the northern headland. Lena is at the southern. The sharing is the thing the 400 feet of cove hold.

The tide rises. The rising is the thing the water does to the 14-foot shelf the 800,000-pound bodies compressed. The shelf is 400 feet of shoreline and the shoreline is the thing the water covers in 47 minutes. The 47 minutes is the thing the 620-foot frames watch the water climb at. The climbing is 3.2 feet per minute. The 3.2 is the thing the 620-foot frame's foot feels as the water reaches the toes and the toes are the thing the 52-degree water does not cool. The not cooling is the thing the 14-inch fat layer provides. The fat layer is the thing the wish built and the building is the thing the 800,000 pounds carry. The carrying is the thing the water touches and the touching is the thing the 620-foot frame's body does not flinch from. The not flinching is the thing the animal does. The animal does not flinch at water.

The tide reaches Lena's waist at 4:34 AM. The reaching is the thing the 800,000-pound body does not float from. The not floating is the thing the 980-times density provides. The 980-times density is 61,000 pounds per cubic foot and the 61,000 is the thing the Pacific's buoyancy cannot lift. The Pacific's buoyancy is 64 pounds per cubic foot. The 64 is the thing the 61,000 does not notice. The not noticing is the thing the 620-foot frame's body sits on the bottom and the sitting is the thing the water goes around. The going around is the thing the sea stacks do and the sea stacks are the thing the 620-foot frames are. The 620-foot frames are the thing the water accommodates. The accommodating is the thing the tide does to the 800,000-pound bodies the way the tide does to the basalt headlands. The headlands do not move. The 620-foot frames do not move.

The tide peaks at 5:12 AM. The peaking is 6.8 feet above the shelf. The 6.8 is the thing the 620-foot frames' lower bodies are submerged in. The submerging is the thing the 800,000-pound bodies do not feel as weight change. The weight is the same in water as on land because the 980-times density is the thing the water cannot buoy. The water is the thing the 620-foot frame's skin feels as pressure and the pressure is 3.2 PSI at 6.8 feet and the 3.2 is the thing the 980-times density nerve endings register as touch. The touch is the thing the 620-foot frame's body enjoys. The enjoying is the thing the warmth fills. The warmth is the wish. The wish is the thing the water touches the body and the touching is the thing the body wants. The body wants the water. The water is the Pacific. The Pacific is the thing the 620-foot frames' territory opens to.

The tide recedes at 5:34 AM. The receding is the thing the water pulls from the 800,000-pound bodies and the pulling is the thing the 620-foot frames' skin feels as release. The release is the thing the 980-times density nerve endings map as the water drains from the fat folds and the muscle valleys and the fat folds and muscle valleys are the thing the 980-times density body has many of. The many is the thing the water fills and the filling is the thing the receding empties. The emptying is the thing the 620-foot frames watch. The watching is the thing the observation is. The observation is the thing the 620-foot frames have done for 1 hour and 47 minutes and the 1 hour and 47 minutes is the thing the 620-foot frames' first full tide cycle is.

The cycle is 12 hours and 25 minutes. The 12 hours and 25 minutes is the thing the moon produces and the producing is the thing the 620-foot frames' territory follows. The following is the thing the 620-foot frames will do twice a day. The twice is the thing the territory gives the 620-foot frames rhythm with. The rhythm is the thing the 620-foot frames have not had. The not having is the thing the apartment and the warehouse and the crater did not provide. The cove provides. The providing is the thing the Pacific does. The Pacific is the thing the 620-foot frames face. The facing is the thing the tide fills. The tide is the thing the territory breathes. The breathing is the thing the 620-foot frames sit with. The sitting is the thing the warmth is. The warmth is the wish. The wish is the thing that does not stop. The not stopping is the thing the tide does not do. The tide stops and starts and the stopping and starting is the thing the 620-foot frames learn. The learning is the thing the territory gives. The territory is the thing that is. The is. The is. The is.

The low tide exposes the shelf at 11:58 AM. The exposing is the thing the 620-foot frames see the 14-foot-deep compression prints they left and the prints are the thing the 800,000 pounds made in the sand and the making is the thing the tide did not erase. The not erasing is the thing the 980-times density weight does to the shoreline. The shoreline is the thing the 620-foot frames' territory is and the territory is the thing the prints mark. The prints are 80 feet long and 12 feet deep and the 80 and the 12 are the thing the 620-foot frames' bodies leave on the shelf. The shelf is the thing the territory holds the prints on. The holding is the thing the tide comes back to fill. The filling is the thing the 620-foot frames watch again. The again is the thing the territory gives. The territory gives the 620-foot frames the tide and the tide gives the 620-foot frames the rhythm and the rhythm is the thing the warmth fills. The warmth is the wish. The wish is the thing that is still building. The building is the thing the Pacific hears. The Pacific is the thing the 620-foot frames face. The facing is the thing that is. The is. The is. The is.