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Authors: Chuck Palahniuk

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Skinny claw chicken mother reach, snatch skin face cheek operative me, clamping skin, say, “I told Pygmy he could cook any ethnic thing he wanted, just so long as he didn’t slaughter a goat in my kitchen.”

Dawn of today, making most humble tone, voice of operative me request to prepare meal originating native homeland of this agent. Confront chicken host mother amid domain cooking appliance, larder too plentitude clashing foodstuffs.

Fashion face of operative me passable facsimile expression of caring, project demeanor juvenile affection. Perform best mimic begging sloth eye, stupid American child. Rational how host mother forever preparing so delicious meal, forever imprison place of stove, to repayment must this grateful agent instead suckle host family. Assemble consumables Thanksgiving.

Commencing ritual meal, pig dog brother load meat to own mouth, masticating roasted muscle fiber.

Hand lifted fork so close focus examine tines loaded beef, host mother poke own nose so inhale meat, say, “Did you hear?” Say, “They arrested Glen for abusing Trevor…” Tilt own torso vicinity host father, say whisper, “
Sex
abuse.”

Twitching chicken mother say, “How Glen Stonefield could show his face in church, crying at his baby’s coffin, I don’t know.” Say, “I mean, Trevor was brutally
sodomized.

Delectable consumables supplemented abundant portion sodium chloride. Palatable savory beefs, pleasing grains rice with churned polyps potato impregnated dairy fats, all containing excessive sodium chloride. Generating great appetite of water, catalyst hunger of liquid gobbling vast beverage.

Pig dog swallowing, cat sister, cow father and chicken mother, all host family engaged feasting upon water.

Ingredient sodium chloride spur suffer starvation of water.

Nostril flared so deep sensate odor beef, mother peek into burden fork, say, “The autopsy, I guess it showed Trevor had
scars.
” Mother swivel skull so single nostril scenting morsel beef, say, “Inside his
bottom
” Top and bottom incisor of mouth reach at fork, meet, sink, pinch strand single muscle fiber beef, string red beef sinew, say, “And the fissures or what all… they looked
fresh

Cow father inhale odor emanating fork, say, “This ain’t half-bad, but it doesn’t taste like any beef I’ve ever eaten.”

Explain this agent how no consume beef in homeland operative me. Culture of this agent holds beef solely as household mascot. Beloved pet.

Pig brother fork seize, halt middle of distance between plate and own mouth. Host brother eye ogle morsel meat, say, “This is
beef?
” Pig dog cast eye to rest upon this agent. Say, “
You
cooked this?”

Stealth cat sister say, “Why’s it so
salty?

Explain how this agent initially required apprehend beef, extract collar with medals of identification, euthanasia painless utilizing Bird Wing Neck Twist,
zing-wring
, instant fast quick death. Subsequent dress beef carcass, removal paws, season meat, pan sear, bake four hundred degrees. Sprig rosemary.

Vast breathing cow father, squint smirk eye upon this agent, say, “Your English needs a little work.” Say, “Cows don’t have paws.” Say, “We say
hooves…

Trapezius muscle host brother contract, lift shoulders so shrug near ears. Host brother remain consuming beef, say,
“Remember, little man, you’re teaching me how to kill guys with my bare feet.” Next now, face totter. Neck sway. Backbone drooping so face-plant pig dog nose deep plunge mashed-potato pile. Post crash land, skull remain mired, deep-breathing gravy lapsed comatose sleep. Mumble asleep through gravy, say, “I hope it’s the Wilsons’ ‘beef’” Drowning pig brother say, “I’m sick of hitting its shit with the lawn mower.”

Next then wilts head chicken mother, dropping, settling pointed chin to rest upon cloth covering meal table. Head of cow father topple slow motioning more low, more low landing among own soiled plate.

Drinking water laced dense portion flunitrazepam, no-color pill of Rohypnol.

Water laced heavy solution gamma hydroxybutyric acid, no color liquid GHB.

Laced heavy suspension ketamine hydrochloride white-color powder.

Eye cover skins cat sister, skins flutter. Cover skins slide shut, flash open, flicker closed. Host sister shoulder neck melt, collapse face sideways until cheek flat laid atop table. Sister lips sputter, snort, sputter, say, “Pygmy, you
traitor…
” Say, “If I wake up pregnant, I’m
so
going to kick your ass…”

Stroking hair cat sister, dense hairs draping shape skull, lips operative me quote master prognosticator, vanguard pioneer Malcolm X, say, “‘The future belongs to those who prepare for it today’”

Delve hand operative me entering trouser cat sister, constraining denim warm of female thigh muscle. This agent extract cylinder for illumination, manipulate trigger except produce no brightness. Agitate, wag cylinder, only continue produce no brightness. Electric bulb intact. Surmise battery exhausted.

Recover out sister trouser jar containing salve black paint.

Next then, mission insist venture to beneath of family table, progressing upon kneel and hands operative me. Along floor, concealed within cloth table cover. Venture until position between kneels host mother, enveloping skull operative me within hemline mother skirt. Fingers operative me apprehending elastic edge, stitched decorative lace of host mother undergarment, stretch so enable withdrawal said apparel, reveal mature pubis. Shoulders operative me brace mother thighs more wide, enable fingers of this agent explore vaginal orifice. Discover ready lubricated copious flooded secretions natural mucus. Plundering depth vaginal vault, finger discover contain moderate missile polish plastic emitting gentle shiver vibration. Through tissue vault, contractions heart muscle faint, irregular. To removal, sliding, do battle vacuum so extract plastic missile until liberated flesh canal. Full evacuated, bright color yellow plastic. Twist until seam appear midway missile, spread wide, twist two threaded half-separated. Harvest cylinders battery.

Replace exhausted battery into missile. Seal two half together. Plunge missile so implanted hidden within birth passageway host mother.

Manipulate trigger, illuminate cylinder produce strength vast brightness. Valid battery.

This agent select spoon utensil, quickly stroke metal spoon abrading fabric tunic sleeve so polished most reflective. Position concave bowl spoon to mirror face operative me, reflection inverted, during apply layer black paint. Smudge black edging mouth this agent. Smear black surrounding eye, erasing inverted image operative me. Obliterate until visage operative me vanished.

Next now, position two finger operative me applied side
of cat sister neck. Detect sister heart muscle pumping weak, seldom. Upon removal fingers, remain on sister skin two oval blemish black paint, patterned friction ridges this agent. Position polish metal spoon within path cat sister nostril, fogged slight by flow breath steam, proof still alive.

Purse tight lips of this agent, knot lip muscles so tight as fist. Pressure fist of lips contacting lips of cat sister. Impact soft asleep lips host sister. Upon withdraw, this agent say, “Sole anything life guarantees humans to enjoy—eventual death.” Say, “Nation of cat sister merely infinite contest determining most popular.” Say, “American citizen all enslaved desiring affection, attention all fellow citizen.”

Addicted adoration. Urgent need ardor from every direction.

Eyes operative me observe application black paint, smudged lips operative me, create black-colored lips upon cat sister. Next future event cat sister examine mirror, reflected there to discover lips kissed black.

Could be, this agent simply luggage sister until arrive sleeping platform, remove total apparel. Ready weapon operative me before helpless no-clothed vagina. Apply multitude flurry black kisses paint printed host sister nipples and vulva. Could be mount asleep vagina so implant seed.

Could be jawbone operative me chomp especial back molar this agent, liberate burst cyanide implanted hollow of bottom back tooth. Violate hollow. Expectorate cyanide into lip host sister.

With cat sister teetering edge death, sister heart slowed so flirting with damage to brain, so heavy sedative, current now bodes safe this agent offer announcement. Lips operative me kissed red, leaving own black stain behind, this agent say, “If able attain love only sister…”

Say, “Would this agent never all other love require…”

Instead impregnate cat sister, instead cyanide assassinate, feet operative me make small parade to stance beside asleep host father. Fingers of this agent entwine among head hairs cow father, yank so lift host father skull from table. As obstacle, head hair peel free of scalp. Revealed strands as artificial. As solution, two fingers operative me hook nostrils, anchored so pull to make skull lifted. Father mouth trumpet snore at roof. With chest of father blouse exposed, this agent purloin security badge.

Utilizing polish metal spoon, one hand operative me hooking nostrils so lift head, opposite hand operative me wedge spoon along bottom margin prosthetic eye. Edge spoon bowl sunken deep divide between eyeball and flesh socket of father skull. Wiggle wedging spoon more deep, this agent apply increase pressure handle of utensil, pressure causing eyeball bulge. Scooping spoon swell eyeball to escape, ready emerge out socket with increase of gentle push. Eye much realistic, cracked broken into countless tunnel for red blood. Iris crafted every shade green.

“Pygmy?” voice say, female voice.

Host father artificial eye ready about almost to pop free. Bulge before crucial moment eyeball rupture.

Cat sister head slight lifted off table, squinting so focus host sister eyes, say black lips, “That’s his
good
eye…” Sister say, eye cover skins sliding closed, say, “Try the
other
one…” Say, “Dipshit.” Host sister skull resettle upon table surface, say muffled, “Steal me some printer cartridges, okay?” Lapsed next then, bewitched of sedative, fallen full submerged sleep.

Possible could be cat sister perceived oral profession love of this agent.

Could be host sister aware during confessed most worst secret operative me.

Quote say, “The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.”

Next then, new position spoon opposite eye of host father. Plunge to wedge between bottom edge eyeball and socket. Apply pressure spoon handle.

Within head operative me, in secret recite, say,
Strontium … plutonium… uranium…

Same now, prosthetic glass eye erupt rattling ricochet side water glass, rebound skull asleep pig brother, splash amidst sodium chloride sauce pulverized potatoes, green eyeball gazing contempt at direction this agent.

Dispatch
Twenty-fifth

Begins here twenty-fifth account of operative me, agent number 67, recalling covert training of past formative year
. This today, acquire stealth battle philosophy espoused top esteemed field marshal
. Explained secret espionage purpose of operative genitals, all agents, advancing world power of homeland
.

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