“They’ve measured the brain activity of experienced boxers,” he said. “Did you know that they lose consciousness several times in the course of a fight? A fraction of a second here, a fraction of a second there. But somehow they still manage to stay on their feet. As if the body knows it’s temporary, assumes control and holds them up for as long as it takes them to regain consciousness.” Harry tapped out a cigarette. “I also lost it at the cabin. The difference is that, after all these years, my body knows that control will return.”
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