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Calibration 74: Chapter Thirty-Eight
Calibration 74 is a serial novel experiment, posted raw and unedited as it is written. It is recommended you start at the beginning.
Chapter Thirty-Eight
100 push-ups, three times a day.
Five miles on foot, at a strong and steady pace.
A heart rate of my age (which will remain unsaid), subtracted from 220. Multiplied by 0.7, held for roughly 30 minutes. Each and every day.
Lean meats. Raw vegetables. Plenty of water.
A fresh haircut and a daily shave. Brush and floss at least twice daily.
Clean clothes and a well-kept yard. No newspaper on the stoop. No grass clippings on the drive.
Keeping up appearances.
I’m just like you.
Move along.
nothing to see here.
Nothing to see here.
NOTHING TO SEE HERE.
It’s okay if you want to leave. I won’t mind. Honest. It’s all been a flight of fancy. A dalliance. A sham to keep you interested. But I don’t want you interested anymore.
It’s okay to say goodbye.
There will be no TWIST in my story. There will be no SHOCKING ENDING. Just the story of an everyday Joe who came…
