>>87543304The rain had stopped and the air was cold. Flakes stood in the yard. Stars were falling across the sky myriad and random, speeding along brief vectors from their origins in night to their destinies in dust and nothingness. Flakes went down the walkboard toward the jakes.
He stood outside listening to the voices fading away and he looked again at the silent tracks of the stars where they died over the darkened hills. Then he
opened the rough board door of the jakes and stepped in.
The Henri was seated upon the closet. He was naked and he rose up smiling and gathered Flakes in his arms against his immense and terrible flesh and shot the wooden barlatch home behind him.
Lia was peeing in the mud and holding her panties in one hand in front of the jakes
Pippa and Tenma approached her and Pippa asked
>Is someone in there>I wouldn't go in if I was you>Is there somebody in there>I wouldn't go inWith that, Lia slips her panties back on under her skirt and walked away
Pippa and Tenma watched her go and then Pippa stepped forth and opened the door of the jakes
>Good God almighty>What is itPippa didn't answer. She stepped past Tenma and turned back.
Tenma gave her the look. Then she opened the door and looked in
