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But at the opportune moment, they’ll lunge, and can reach 17-kilometer-per-hour bursts of speed.

And they recite the Kumulipo, a creation chant that describes how the universe began from an enormous burst of heat, giving rise to day and night, earth and sky, male and female, and a whole family tree of life.

However, for those of us who know the activity from the inside, who suffer from despondency and fury and may have found themselves bursting into tears after yet another disappointment, the word ‘brutal’ may be an understatement.