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get your hands up.

that was pathetic.

on your feet.

do that on the street and

you'll be dead before you realize the

fight has begun.

..huh... huh....

rule number 1: never let your guard down.

you know the blow is coming.

prepare for it!

get your hands up.

quit cowering!

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become the man you were intended

to be.

forget the man you

used to be.

you're not listening

to me, boy!

you are here because somewhere within that soft, sloppy

body there is a gift.

a gift. placed there by god

for his purposes.

i have brought you here to help

you uncover this gift.

but not only that.

i brought you here to show you how to

use it.

do you know why you are

here?

this will not be easy. it's clear

your gift is not

combat. nor am i your

mother.

i am not your

friend.

you may come to

know me as your father

pain.

but know this... i am your

teacher....

...to transform the pathetic flesh

which surrounds your gift into a

finely tuned machine.

and i will use whatever means

necessary....

...huhuhuh...

your body will become

a sword.

you will be hammered, tempered....

...you will be thrown into

he fire.

Over time you will become sharp-

and one day, god willing....

you will be used.

you will strike at the cancer

eating away at this world....

with a careful...

calculated...

stroke.

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you will feel like a failure. you may want to quit. but, there is no going

back now.

...and unless you heart stops beating

before you graduate from my humble school....

...you will know why god made

you.

repeat after me....

now get your

hands up.

"to overcome your enemy you must first learn your enemy."

"you must walk his streets, wear his clothes. you must learn to think his thoughts."

"you must tune your senses to the rhythm of the street."

"your eyes must be alert- always seeing- but never forsake your other senses in favor of your eyes- they will betray you."

"you must learn to listen, learn to smell the stink of fear...."

"and you must always be ready for action."

"remember your training."

"trust your instincts."

"repeat the mantra..."

"learn to anticipate your enemy's move before he makes it."

my body is a fist of

iron...

excuse me ladies, can i offer you

some assistance?

encourage him, jeeves.

take off grizzly adams.

"always be aware of your surroundings."

"you can't allow yourself to walk into a trap."

"don't bite off more than you can chew."

"but if you should...."

"do not fear. fear is the mind-killer. you must allow your fear to pass through you...."

"strike without hesitation...."

"...without pity...." "...without remorse."

"don't be too proud to run if you are beyond your limits."

"by running you may save yourself for another day."

"and revenge can be sweet."

why don't you boys try picking

on someone your own size?

I've got good news!

You're baby boy is alive and well and doing great here in the big city.

Dear Mom,

I know it seemed kind of rough in the beginning but....

...I can honestly say I think things are going to be okay now.

Work is going well...I even..got a promotion of sorts.

The new job is..well....

...interesting to say the least.

Okay...to tell you the truth Mom it's...I'm....

I'm training to be a superhero.

...and it scares me to death.

This is going to sound crazy but I'm....

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...And for my next trick....

uh....

uh...huhhhuh...

light's out, tough guy.

I think I made a big mistake.

maybe i'm not cut out for

this.

i blew it doc- i know. i got in over my head

and....

i told you to pick a fight, and you

picked one. far as I'm concerned, job well done.

now hit the showers kid.

quit whining.

I'm not the same as I was before. I can feel myself changing...transforming into something else.

Something hard and cold.

Folded steel. Hammered and beaten and thrust in the fire....

And the scary thing is....

I'm starting to like it.

Light from darkness. water, sun, moon and sky. stars and their

satellites. living things. dust and

breath.

touch it. grasp it. receive it

within you.

enter in now...into the deep places, into the ancient temple. there is

power.

invite this power within you.

allow it to make it's home inside

your body, inside your mind.

inside your very soul.

now. get your

hands up.

i...i do feel something.

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I know I have a lot left to learn.

Still...

talk is cheap, kid.

show me.

ready for you this

time, doc.

better. you were faster on your feet that

time.

on your feet. repeat the mantra.

my body is a fist of iron....

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how do you like the

costume?

itches a little.

you'll get used

to it.