All of life filled with sounds of slapping flesh.

Rhythmic metronome of slaps to create the life infection.

274 days later and a slap followed by first-sounds, an exhaltation.

However many longs later and the sounds of feet to pavement, hand to gear, and fist to chin.

All progress sounds of slapping.

More rhythm, more first sounds, more gear and pavement and fist.

Definition derived from repetition.

Until, at slaps end, one takes their final fall with flesh slapping ground. 

And for them, at last silence.