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very different performance that took place many years before.<br />

It was winter. The asylum's heating system had never been that good, and the air inside the<br />

gymnasium was cold. So much so that the boy named 47 could see his breath as he followed his<br />

brothers through double doors and out onto the worn hardwood floor.<br />

Once they had lined up in front of the boxing ring, the boys were introduced to an audience that<br />

consisted of Dr. Otto Wolfgang Ort-Meyer's friends and associates. Ort-Meyer was the man<br />

who–along with four former legionnaires–was responsible for having created the clones. But<br />

even though the boys shared the same DNA, experience had exerted a profound impact on<br />

personality, granting each brother a decidedly different identity.<br />

The visitors, some two dozen in all, wore ski parkas, expensive overcoats, and in some cases,<br />

furs. They were seated on padded bleachers, and each was equipped with a thermos filled with<br />

coffee, tea, or hot buttered rum. They clapped as each boy was introduced, took a step forward,<br />

and stood with his chest out and shoulders back while statistics regarding his past fights were<br />

read out loud. Each round of applause was followed by a rustle of activity as members of the<br />

audience placed bets on the various bouts.<br />

47's record was well above average, and he was rewarded with more applause than most.<br />

Yet that was nothing compared to the standing ovation reserved for number 6. Not only was he<br />

the asylum's most accomplished kickboxer, but 47's personal nemesis. No matter what the boy<br />

did to avoid notice, 6 consistently sought him out, called him names like “my little bitch,” and<br />

constantly taunted him. Which was why 47, who was slated to battle 6 during the third round,<br />

felt a persistent emptiness in the pit of his stomach.<br />

Once 6 had been introduced and collected his applause, he turned to wink at 47, as if to say,<br />

“Here it comes!” before taking a step back into line.<br />

Some of the visitors laughed when they saw that, and the betting was brisk as they put even<br />

more money on 6.<br />

The final introductions were made. Then, once the process was complete, the boys were ordered<br />

to sit on the cold metal chairs that lined one side of the elevated boxing arena.<br />

The ring measured 20©20 feet square, stood three feet off the floor, and was equipped with an<br />

inch of canvas-covered padding. Stained canvas, because it was difficult to get the blood out of<br />

the material, no matter how hard the boys scrubbed. There were four posts, each of which stood<br />

a little more than four feet high, to which the side ropes had been secured.<br />

Number 47 hated the ring–and more than that, he was afraid of it–but knew better than to let<br />

his emotions show. Fear equated to weakness within the closed society he lived in, and<br />

weakness invited attack. If not from 6, then from one of his toadies or a wannabe. So all he<br />

could do was sit there and shiver, as the headmaster gave the first two combatants their<br />

instructions, then left the ring.

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