"Hey！Youwahrowthisinteandburnallyourfur?Wanttotry?Orshallwecallitatruce?Ifyouagreetolivealive，I’llunplugthecord．How’sthat?"
Thepekineseseemedtouandandnodded．Happyandsatisfied，Mr．Fingerunpluggedthecordandthedogwasatoncefreedfromthetortureofslowelectrocution．Justthenthedooropenedandlong,shapelylegsinapairofelegantandstylishshoeswalkedintotheroom．Mr．Fingerkhemistressofthehousewasbadscurriedtoashadowyeroftheroom．
Havingfieagherpianocsses,elwalkedtowardstheparkinglotwiththeheavymusicbooksunderherarm,listeningtothehollowechoesofherlonelyfootstepsonthetfloor．Hercarseemedextremelysolitary,strahereinthemiddleofthealmostemptylot．Asshepassedarowofwell-trimmedbushes,theglossywhiteegg-shapedpebblesscatteredoverthesoilfororion,caughthereye．Shepickedoneupandtoyedwithitinherhand,thinking，
"Thismusthavebeenartificiallyshapedandpolished．Ifitwerepcedtogetherwithrealeggsbehahatghen,evenshewouldbedeceivedintothinkingitwasoneofherown,exceptthatitwouldothewarmheatemahemotherhen,aainlynochigwouldemerge．elfeltthewarmthofthesunshineandsawhershadowcastbythesideofthebushes．Shesuddenlythought，
"Ihaveahealthybodyandceive．ShouldIgoacctothenormofnature，ortaketheoppositedireofabstihehumanbodyisihesourceofannoyandvexation．Iakeitintoatoolofcrimeorasymbolofsaessandnobility．HowshouldIusethisbodyofmiofacethefuture?"Shefeltpletelyatalossanddidnotknowwhattodo．Discardingtheeggshapedpebble,shehurriedtowardshercar,opehedoorandthenpulleditshutwithabang，enclosingherselfwithinthevehicle．Sheautomaticallyputherkeyintoignitionbutdidnotstarttheengine，feelingtheosortoutherflurriedthoughtsastowhichwaysheshouldgo．
"WhatshouldIdo?WhichwayshouldIgo?"sheaskedherself．"Oh,IshouldgotothedryersamygraysuittoweartomassthisSunday．Ihaven’tsteppedinsideachurchforalongtime．Ahyes，Iamoutoforaltraceptives，too．IogetshtawayifIamtotakemydailydose．Iakethesamemistaketwice.”Thinkingso，shestartedupherddrovetowardsthenearbypharmacy．
Ontherowsandrowsofshelvesihepharmacy，aprofusionofmerdiseofdailyieswasondispy．Clemerolledleisurelybetweentheaisles，curiouslyexaminingthesemundaneobjects．Shedidnotknowwhateverythingwasfor，butcludedtheymustbeeverydayarticlesofyforthehumanfleshbody．Protegandpreservingthebodyoffleshandbloodseemedtobeatroublesomeduty．Shemarveledattheseeminglyehingsneededforitsfortandupkeep．Beingaspiritwithoutshapeorsubstaoburdenher，Clemeunencumberedbythesemultitudinousneeds．Itwasonlybecausehumanshadfleshandbloodbodiesthattheyneededallthesesuperfluousthings,whichbroughtalongtroubles,annoyandvexation;whileshe,aspiritwithnoshapeorsubstance,wasfreeofallthese．Maybethefleshbodywasthegreatesttroubleforhumanbeings．Takingupapowderpuff，sheuzzledastoitsuse,butherfemiuitiontoldheritmustbeusedtoputpowderonherface．Femalehumaainlyworkedhardtryingtokeeptheiryouthayaalotoftimeandmoneyeverydaytowardsthatend．Ifallfemaleswerejustasbeautifuloraspinastheothers,withnodistinongthem，eticswouldbeuseless．Butifitwereso,theotherhalfofthehumahemales，wouldcertainlyfindlifemonotonousanduing.Theattrabetween"Ying"and"Yang"propagatedthehumanspeciesandisanaturalw,justasthepsoftheuniverserotatedsmoothlyohepullofgravitation．
TheprofusearrayofmerdiseonbothsidesoftheaisledelugedClementine’seyes．Crowdsofpeoplecarryingbasketsorpushingcartsmilledaround，choosingwhattheyneeded,likefishesswimmingaround,lookingforfoodatthebottomofthedeepsea．AfatdywithagargantuanbodyambledclumsilytowardsClementineandstretchedoutherarmtotakeabottlefromtheshelf，murmuring，
"I’vebeeingagainandfeeliedandstipated.Thisshouldhelp.”Lookingatherbloatedform,Clementineyshedidnothavesuchtroubles，asshehadherdigestivenorexcretorysystems．Humanbodiescravegourmetfood,aluxury，especiallywhentheyarehungry.Clementineknewbecauseshecameacrossahot-dogstandthatmandsawpeoplestandingaroundit,devthehot-dogswithevidentsatisfa；whileshecouldonlysniffattheappetizingaromawithoutbeingabletosavoritsdeliciousfvor．Thatmadeherresiderherestimateofthefleshbody．Itcouldbringgriefandmisery,butoherhanditisalsothesourceofhappinessandsatisfa．
Humanshavefleshbodiesthatfallsiddie;butatitsprimethebodyalsreathappiness．Clemefullyrememberedthatsummerafternoonwheakinganaponacloud．Wakenedrefreshedfromhershortslumber，shefoundthecloudshehadbeeingonhadthiedsiderablyandhadbeenjoinedbynumerousothercloudstoformamasssethatshecouldheearthbelowthatmesmerizedher．Clementinedecidedtopokeaholethroughthemasssoshecouldpeekdown．Shefoundthecloudssofullysaturatedthataniotaofmoisturewouldtriggeradownpourofrain．Lookingdownthroughtheholeshehadmade，shesawavirgi，stillunmarredbycivilization，coveredbyasteamlikefog．Themyriadofmulti-coloredwildflowersontheprairieseemedsuffocatedbythewarmsteam．Onthecarpet-likegrass，yapairofsleepingformsinsurroundingssofortablethattheydidn’twantto．Suddenlytheclouds，uosustainsomuchmoisture，openedandrainfellinabundaheearthbelow．Theyoungmalewokeupfirst,lookedatthebeautifulsleepingformofhisotherhalfbesidehimandkissedherwithinsatiablepassion．Thefemaleturohimdrowsilyawinedherselfaroundhim．Thepraindidnotdampentheirardor．Theygtoeachother，entangledinspiteoftherainandmud.Thestrongyoungmaleattheheightofhisphysicalpowers，chestexpandingandtrag，breathinghard，reachedhisclimax．Thefemalebodyjoiohimseemedent．Sheyonthemuddygrassressionhardtodescribe．Sheseemedtobeinpainbutalsohappy，likeamountainclimber，whosawherdestiinsightandwasfherselftogoon，usiremainingstrengthleftioreachthegoal．Clemeliketherainingcloudshewassittingon，forhavingnofleshbody，shewouldneverbeabletoexperiehehappinessofmakinglove．Aftertherainwasover,thecloudswouldshrinkinformanddisappear．
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