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Sanzo steps on something crunchy, looks down, sees a dead bird and curses. He wipes his boot on Gojyo's head. What Gojyo is doing down there we do not know and shall not explore here.

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"Fried chicken!" crows Goku in delight, reaching out with grimy hands. Gojyo rescues the chicken just in time, and Hakkai chides.

"Please wash your hands, Goku."

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A thud against Jeep's bumper, eliciting a "kyuu" of surprise. Hakkai stops Jeep and looks at the dead goose, feeling remorse, and Sanzo mutters what might be a sutra for the dead. The goose is cooked, dinner is served, and they move on.

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"Quit that or you're dead!" Gojyo snarls and swats at the squawking magpie trying to steal a few crimson strands with which to line its nest - not for the first time, and possibly not the last. But he doesn't kill the bird, because there are too many dead birds already.

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