they_might_be_giants
raze
the
man
who
stands
tall
enough
to
taste
the
sun
cannot
be
killed.
nine
bullets
burn
through
his
flesh
and
still
he
stands,
his
dominant
hand
dented
after
smacking
a
bed
frame
in
a
moment
of
weakness
.
the_morning_after
his
attack
,
he
walks
to
the
nearest
hospital
.
he
has
no
identification
.
he
can
only
produce
a
friend's
wallet
he
hasn't
had
a
chance
to
return
.
the
woman
working
behind
the
front
desk
tells
him
if
he
can
correctly
name
the
city
he
was
born
in
, he'll
be
admitted.
though
his
memory
is
fading
,
he
smiles
and
says
, "
florence
."
the
nurse
who
examines
his
wounds
removes
a
gold
band
from
her
ring
finger
.
evidence
of
a
life
she's
done
her
best
to
outrun.
the
giant
understands
the
impulse
.
if
his
arms
were
wedges,
he
would
chop
himself
down
to
a
stump
of
his
true
size
to
better
know
what
darkness
is
.
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