Insect! Well, I've managed to sort the title out, the rest evades me at the
moment. Is there a significance in your use of " an" instead of" a "? It
could be a typo but given the confusion of the rest it could be a major
clue.
----- Original Message -----
From: "grasshopper" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 7:38 PM
Subject: New Sub: Annie and Dromida
> Annie and Dromida
>
> He never used a cup
> but drunk from an flared bowl,
> fingers curved around the far side,
> his thumb touching the top
> of the liquid, then he tipped
> the bowl and drank. After a while
> she found handles strange.
> He did not like hot liquids
> or spicy foods that bit
> the tissues. She found
> that she gave up vindaloo
> and turned to the sweet
> and aromatic dishes, with lots
> of plain boiled rice, pure white.
> He confirmed what she had
> always suspected, that
> the last letters of the alphabet
> were in the wrong order.
> He had an red faded picture
> of a stone light-years away that
> proved it. His eyes were as yellow
> as a wolf's gaze. She had sucked
> barley sugar, sherbet lemons,
> soft rich caramels. Her tongue
> recognised the colour. His pelt
> was flecked like a leopard's
> and he preferred the shade.
> She had never enjoyed sweating
> in public. Their fingers
> interlocked.
>
> grasshopper
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