Hundred

Never throw the first punch. If you have to throw the second, try to make sure they don't get up for a third.

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                The word swirls and I start seeing double.

                My knees give out from under me and the world starts to turn sideways. No, it was me turning sideways. Slowly, as if the minutes started freezing up, everything moves. My hand reaches up, to touch the side of my neck. Something wet and sticky drips from somewhere in my neck, and when I look at my hand, I see red. My body drops with a thud and warning bells ring inside my head. The floor was cool on my back, with my head turned sideways, one