I went about the job in a direct way. I took the hatchet in both my hands and vigorously beat the fish on the head with the hammerhead {I still didn't have the stomach to use the sharp edge}. The dorado did the most extraordinary thing as it died: it began to flash all kinds of colours in rapid succession. Blue, green, red, gold, and violet flickered and shimmered neon-like on its surface as it struggled. I felt I was beating a rainbow to death.
( Yann Martel )
[ Life of Pi ]
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