Part IV, Chapters 23–24: "El Santo Americano" by Edward Bok Lee

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  1. brooding
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
    [EVALANA, brooding, eventually looks in the backseat then faces front again.]
  2. bouillon
    a clear seasoned broth
    carrying only his briefcase chockfull of all the vending machine products he sold. combs. candy. chicken bouillon.
  3. contender
    the contestant you hope to defeat
    the match was against the eleventh-ranked contender!
  4. choreograph
    plan and oversee the development and details of
    we didn't have time to choreograph much action!
  5. adrenaline
    hormone secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress
    ...on this particular night, something happened, and one pop i took in the mouth shot my adrenaline way up, my blood running all over hell now like carbolic acid...
  6. wrench
    twist or pull violently or suddenly
    i had him wrenched in that scorpion leg lock a good two minutes screaming like a baby, like a cut pig, like a man in real pain!
  7. debut
    the act of beginning something new
    now who the hell's gonna believe Kid Canuck is a contender for the federation championship when he lost his debut match to you!!
  8. sediment
    matter that has been deposited by some natural process
    the next day at dusk we camped on high ground. from where i stood looking down, you could see all the layers of sediment carved in the side of the mountains they cleared away for the highways a long time ago.
  9. erosion
    condition in which the earth's surface is worn away
    but erosion. as far as the eye could see. for thousands and thousands of years.
  10. converge
    move or draw together at a certain location
    CLAY and EVALANA slowly turn to watch the vehicle go, converging closer together as they walk and watch.
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