I cross my arms. It was a two minute conversation. I don't think a smaller time frame makes it less unwise. He furrows his eyebrows and touches the corner of my bruised eye with his fingertips. My head jerks back, but he doesn't take his hand away. Instead he sighs. You know, if you could just learn to attack first, you might do better. Attack first? I say. How will that help? You're fast. If you can get a few good hits in before they know what's going on, you could win. He shrugs, and his hand falls.
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