"Okay," she says, brightly. Stretching. Stretching she can do. She settles down, carefully, on the mat, and does just what he says. Legs out straight. She can't touch her toes. She can get about mid-shin, and there's a twitch of her lips, the slightest indication of pain. "I'm really out of shape, but I'm gonna work on it." Pause. "No. 'Out of shape' implies that I was once in shape."
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