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Old ladies; men; families; watch as the Fox Company begins tearing down its first house; they go to challenge, the animal leaves to run in the night; the fox comes not; calls him just a running mad man; The poet leaves to call for the animal; he hears nothing in return for his yelling; the Animal is two far down the beach, where he is being chased by toughs considering themselves revolutionaries. The scene is tight. Animal is so swift, and his pursuers are unsure about how long he will keep to his running, for indeed his reputation is that of a long distance runner. The animal is unaware of his chasers until he approaches the rocks and begins tracing backward his steps because of the cut off men he sees waiting there for him. In turning back into a statement he sees the lead men who have been following him at a jog. His statement is, "It is time for the Animal to head for the lights." On the way up the sand grad he jumped down, one shot through the back of his head; with just before action words from the leader; "fuck it, we can't catch him." There is turmoil in the gestures of those in the gang for no one but the leader wanted Animal to be killed.