Like a prize-fighter entering the ring, a gladiator the arena, or an actor receiving an accolade, the Beast pauses, worshipped, adored and revered, it...is about to achieve its goal. Probing exquisite dampness, tentatively touching sensitive tissue,the Beast teases, torments, and restrains from performing its carnal duty. Withholding, the Beast savours the moment and, anticipating impending sensations, gains strength until, incapable of further resistance, it is drawn into a soft, moist, sheath. She waved back and quicklythought of an opening. She went inside and got two cold beers and went out to the road to wait.About fifteen minutes later the two came back up the road, sweat shining offtheir tan skin in the moonlight. Carol called out as they came close and said, "Youguys look thirsty, would you like a beer?" The two slowed then stopped.They were breathing hard and it took them a minute to catch their breath. Theolder women reached out for the drink with a smile on her face, "Thisis. I can feel something already but it may be my imagination." It is not your imagination. I suggest you go home now for you will soon be violently sick. Do not worry about what you see and smell. Leave word as soon as possible to cancel your appointments for at least one day."The man got up and so did we. He bowed deeply and excused himself. We escorted him to his car and the car raced off.When we got back in, my host said, "Will he be alright?" Only his cancers are dead. They have to be removed. I never met her. For all I knew she could have been a 300-pound behemoth, or hotter than Scarlett Johansson. In fact, she might have actually been a guy literary catfishing me. All I knew was that she could catch mistakes that no human ought to be able to spot. And she turned my boring stuff into really influential contributions to the field.Bernie took over for my third book. He had the same amazing skill and also a sense of humor. Producing a 500-page professional tome is roughly equivalent.