[ WP ] `` Not again ... Not today , not ever ! Today we finish this ! ''

We, that is me and my wife, looked at each other tiredly. We had been through Hell and back. Ran the gauntlet. Dug our own graves. 
 
 Nothing would ever separate us now. We had bonded too closely through this experience. 
 
 Sitting in our chairs, slumped over a little, ready to call it quits, the 24th hour rolled around. We looked down. She looked up at me, a tear welling up in her right eye, not spilling over. No, we had gained the willpower to control our tears. We would n't drop another one until the deed was done. Holding our knives in our hands, we began carving. 
 
 It was dirty work, but it had to be done. We had to finish what we started. Nothing was going to keep us from finishing. 
 
 The last remaining 5 pounds of the initially 30-pound chocolate cake in front of us would be devoured by the end of the hour. 
 
 `` NOT AGAIN... NOT TODAY, NOT EVER! TODAY WE FINISH THIS!''
