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impressive to ignore his opponent than appear friendly.

His request was granted, and he moved a little way up the bowl of earth
surrounding the village, finally finding a small ledge on which he squatted in
the lotus position and closed his eyes. This was the only way he could face
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would guarantee his winning.
First he settled his mind on his enemy. Brokenclaw had gone through this
ordeal before, but that was some twelve years ago. In the time that had passed,
the man had almost certainly lost some of his stamina. Yes, he appeared fit but

Bond judged him as being a little overweight, certainly heavier than he had
been a dozen years ago. It was possible that the strain would now be too much
for Brokenclaw Lee.
His own position was different. He was strong and fit. He knew it and drew
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consolation from it. The pain would, undoubtedly, be a shock to his system, but
he now had to distance his mind from pain. It was a trick already learned. Pain
could be borne. Pain did not kill, it merely blunted the other senses. Bond
focused on keeping his other senses withdrawn from the physical pain, and this

was the most important facet of being psychologically prepared for what was
to come.
Finally, with his mind distanced from his physical being, Bond rose and
walked down to the braves waiting around the Sacred Lodge, ready for the last

challenge, the o-kee-pa.
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