Eastern Conference, the Fifth

Level, Briefly

A Light Brahma rooster in a slate gray warm-up jacket with white piping walking through a dark concrete arena tunnel toward warm golden light at the far end, shot from behind at low angle, fluorescent lights overhead, dramatic tail feathers trailing

The series had arrived at that rare arithmetic where neither side owed the other anything. He adjusted nothing — the jacket was already right — and walked toward the light with the unhurried certainty of someone who understood that evenness is not a resting place but a ledge.

13 May 2026

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