The Pugilists

Robert Adcliffe was one of those people who should never take that first drink. After taking just one swallow, the genie was out of the bottle and something compelled him to keep drinking until he passed out. On a Sunday morning in June, he woke up with a tremendous hangover. There was a terrible stench in the room, his head was throbbing, his tongue was swollen and dry, and he still had on yesterdays clothing. When he looked in the mirror, he was shocked at what he saw. There were bruises on his neck, and his face was dotted with blotches of blood and manure. He reeled back from the mirror when he realized the the stench in the room was coming from his body.

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