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Page 55
Luckily my skin is smooth, without a trace of down or hair. The honey spreads
easily. It sticks to the skin. It doesn't dribble the way even the thickest kinds of jam
do. Afterward, I lick myself slowly, with the diligence of a cat 55 SWEET DEATH.
Luckily my skin is smooth, without a trace of down or hair. The honey spreads
easily. It sticks to the skin. It doesn't dribble the way even the thickest kinds of jam
do. Afterward, I lick myself slowly, with the diligence of a cat 55 SWEET DEATH.
Page 64
Nothing left but two humid brown slits at the surface of the skin, a fragile gleam,
the faintest recollection of eyes. The contour of the chin is sinking into the
flabbiness of a flushed and voluminous neck, where lymph glands can be seen
just ...
Nothing left but two humid brown slits at the surface of the skin, a fragile gleam,
the faintest recollection of eyes. The contour of the chin is sinking into the
flabbiness of a flushed and voluminous neck, where lymph glands can be seen
just ...
Page 109
And dream of my skin ballooning and exploding in midair, with shreds like
tattered pancakes fluttering in slow motion down onto the faces of Mama and her
friends, where they stick fast. Panic. The women scream even louder than they
would if ...
And dream of my skin ballooning and exploding in midair, with shreds like
tattered pancakes fluttering in slow motion down onto the faces of Mama and her
friends, where they stick fast. Panic. The women scream even louder than they
would if ...
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