Dressed in the black robe, he experienced the feeling that Bert had described as having his body disappear in the lengthening shadows of dusk, especia...ly when he pulled the cowl up over his head. Finally, he pulled a small dish with incense in it from his bag and the burlap and silk wrapped shape of the knife his uncle had given him. He lit the incense and held the knife hesitantly in his hand. He was ready to begin. In his mind, he imagined a curtain going up and himself lit on stage. It was. Some wasfairly non-committal as to what your gender now was. There were khakicolored t-shirts, boxer style shorts, gym shoes, stillettoes. I had apretty good choice of what to wear.I made my selection, slipped them on and then stood to attention besidethe bed. I looked to the people to the right of me. They were alreadystanding to attention - they had dressed quickly. I had taken a longtime and was well and truly the last to finish dressing.She sat waiting for us all to finish dressing.Now. Reizunpai. Raisin tits, flat as a raisin pie. Koshi. Hips, often confused with ass in polite society. Shiri ga aoi. "Blue ass," young, blue spot (Mongolian birthmark). Shiri ga omoi. "Heavy ass," slow, lazy. Shiri ga karui. "Light ass," an easy lay. Shiri ni hi ga tsuku. "A fire under your butt," get moving. Shiri o nuguu. "Wipe ass," clean up after someone. Shipetta. Buns, ass. Kai. Tako. Hamaguri. Shellfish / Octopus / Clams (all slang words used for. Christi was getting her well-earned beauty sleep and Daddy's long flight and challenging day had caught up with him almost as soon as he exploded in his daughter's mouth. Through the wall, she could hear a rhythmic "thump thump thump" and happy voices as Mommy played with Philip and the neighbourhood boys.Michael's letter was still in its envelope beneath the pillow under Daddy's head. How could she get it without waking the sleeping man? The answer came quickly. Daddy rolled over, tipping the.