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           Tofeelthecuriouslyalive,independentmovementswithinitwasasensationquitenewtoher;herpastlovershadneverinterestedhersufficientlytowanttoprolonghersexualcuriositytothislanguidandundemandingaftermath.Yetsuddenlyitwasn’tlanguidandundemandingatall,butsoenormouslyexcitingshewantedhimalloveragain.

           Stillshewastakenunaware,knewasuffocatedsurprisewhenheslippedhisarmsacrossherback,tookherheadinhishandsandheldhercloseenoughtoseetherewasnothingcontrolledabouthismouth,shapednowsolelybecauseofher,andforher.Tendernessandhumilitywereliterallyborninherinthatmoment.Itmusthaveshowninherface,forhewasgazingatherwitheyesgrownsobrightshecouldn’tbearthem,andbentovertotakehisupperlipbetweenherown.Thoughtsandsensesmergedatlast,buthercrywassmotheredsoundless,anunutteredwailofgladnesswhichshookhersodeeplyshelostawarenessofeverythingbeyondimpulse,themindlessguidanceofeachurgentminute.Theworldachieveditsultimatecontraction,turnedinuponitself,andtotallydisappeared.

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           Rainermusthavekeptthefiregoing,forwhengentleLondondaylightsoakedthroughthefoldsofthecurtainstheroomwasstillwarm.ThistimewhenhemovedJustinebecameconsciousofit,andclutchedhisarmfearfully.

           "Don’tgo!"

           "I’mnot,Herzchen."Hetwitchedanotherpillowfromthesofa,pusheditbehindhisheadandshiftedhercloserintohisside,sighingsoftly."Allright?"

           "Yes."