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"Give us a flip-and-a-roll, then," Luca crows. "I seen you leaping in the hayloft afore, a right ape you are! Go on, show us a tumble!"

The crowd applauds, stepping back away to give you a bit more space. You hide a scowl. Everyone loves tumbling, can't see why…any dead log can do it.

The top and tails of it is, apart from your natural endowments, you haven't cultivated your physique overmuch…. [-Conditioning]

But the crowd is waiting all the same. What's a rube to do?