An important clarification, recruits. The leaves blowing across the back garden are not prey. They are leaves. We understand that they move in a suggestive manner and that one crinkled in your direction on Friday, but this does not entitle you to launch a full assault on the hedge.
Nevertheless, the Gym recognises that morale requires some indulgence. A single leaf, selected at your discretion, may be tackled once per evening. After the tackle, you will sit beside the leaf for a respectful moment and then walk away without looking back. This is known as the Honourable Defeat. It is the Gym’s most elegant ritual and it costs nothing.
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