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@@ -167,11 +167,11 @@ on breast, whining, bloody saliva drooling from dried lips, two threads dripping tearing off Peuhl's shirt, shirt thrown down at feet ; handkerchief in hand, thumb stroking, forcing Peuhl's lips, teeth : % \crpage{8} -cadet's member stirring in pants {\ldots} \said{{\ldots}farting herdsman, dozing, loins stiffened +cadet's member stirring in pants {\thd} \said{{\thd}farting herdsman, dozing, loins stiffened from thrusting, pumping{\td} slender, running through drinn{\td} pimply mouth{\td}, hot bath, insecticide, tooth-comb never drawing out perfume of wool, of milk{\td} paste, potash, gonacrine on your lips, taste of venom sucked{\td} no encrusted dung of buggery on glans hardened by quivering -tension of loins, bitter sweat of beasts squatting in salt{\ldots}}{\td} : Peuhl kissing cadet's +tension of loins, bitter sweat of beasts squatting in salt{\thd}}{\td} : Peuhl kissing cadet's fingernails through muslin, nostrils detecting crease, whiff of dried jissom ; cadet dropping handkerchief, stroking Peuhl's bare shoulder, gathering, rolling member in palm of hand, groping inside pants, pulling, pressing testicles against folds of cloth ; Peuhl, flanks strained @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ water ; Peuhl stepping outside hut : nest of larks hissing, hooked under palm-aw nest, larks springing up, shitting over wrist ; squatting down, stretching out on straw kept for tortured prisoners, dozing, buttocks pulled apart by stiffened seam of dungarees ; lips, wet with spittle expelled by pulsating cheeks --- knees, hams, forehead trembling {\dashcom} touching -blood-spots on pillow{\ldots} \said{{\ldots}drinking rebel's blood, drinking against tortured lips, +blood-spots on pillow{\thd} \said{{\thd}drinking rebel's blood, drinking against tortured lips, tortured shins, holding blood in mouth, running through fields of blackcurrants blazing, flooded with venom, wrist chafed by sickle-charm tied to chain, running to meadow with fishes leaping, outside slave-camp ; over hill, spitting blood into onyx basin ; other slaves, scalps caked with @@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ bed of poisoned straw : head, shoulders buried beneath Mother's dress, eating fr fritters over hardened vulva : Mother sleeping, tired by journey in cargo hold, tipper-trucks ; escaping at dawn, slipping from under my body ; caught by soldiers under tower --- me watching, ejaculating --- pushed back onto sand by goading knees, wasp hovering at right breast, over lips of -soldiers sucking at teat{\ldots}}{\td} {\semislash} pressed against kennel fencing, soldier rolling, +soldiers sucking at teat{\thd}}{\td} {\semislash} pressed against kennel fencing, soldier rolling, covering girl ; cadet squatting down, lifting up soldier, gripping loins : member slipping out, soldier standing up, running off ; cadet blowing off straw gathered on small contracted body, lifting girl up in arms ; body dilating under breath, vapours, juices of cadet --- hugging girl, @@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ other's throat with sticky fingers, spitting in other's eyes ; members heating, soldiers' thighs pushing forward, bristling hairs mingling, two members standing together, held in bundle ; chins covered with foam, each gnawing at other's teeth, pulling closer, hands of one joined pressing, lifting buttocks of other ; lips stuck together, nostrils sniffing up foam spreading back -over jaws ; each stroking other under penis{\td} \said{{\td}fucking dick{\ldots}}, grabbing +over jaws ; each stroking other under penis{\td} \said{{\td}fucking dick{\thd}}, grabbing testicles ; pubic fleece tangling together ; girl-whore standing up, pulling soldiers apart, soldiers squeezing whore, moving across, hurried, in small steps, to wall ; orgasm : jissom pushed from vulva, from arse, gluing bristly hairs onto soldiers' thighs ; girl-whore, shaved head marked @@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ shepherd's body bending, weighed down --- shepherd inverted, dizzy, relaxing pre buttocks gripping tighter onto nomad's member {\dashsemi} nomad holding back body articulated around base of member, crossed fingers squeezing shepherd's belly ; orgasm spent, bending torso over shepherd's back, saliva running from lips into shepherd's ear \colsaid{{\td}my lamb, one thousand -dinars your price, naked {\ldots} my father dead in Tamesna{\tdcom} {\td}purple body buried in sack +dinars your price, naked {\thd} my father dead in Tamesna{\tdcom} {\td}purple body buried in sack of salt{\td}} {\semislash} flock stopping at edge of cliff ; mist rising from swelling wadi, covering negro village ; sheep butting naked babies propped against trellis-fences, wallowing in fech-fech ; children, tickled by rubbing of wool, lying under bellies of sheep ; elbows pressing @@ -440,18 +440,18 @@ baby's lips touching violaceous tip of penis, soldier's forehead glowering purpl framework pegged to box-room wall, packed with stocks of jam, eggs {\dashcom} two soldiers --- girl-whore squeezed against wall, abandoned --- squatting down, lifting cellophane, sucking up jam from one jar ; tongues touching in jelly{\td} \colsaid{{\td} Khamssieh, tongue never fit in -jar{\ldots}} ; boy's raucous laugh resounding along partition, broken by smack of % +jar{\thd}} ; boy's raucous laugh resounding along partition, broken by smack of % \crpage{19} % TODO hamac -> hammock? wet dishcloth on bare flesh{\td} \said{{\td} silence, arsehole, making me droop!} ; blond soldier drawing head of girl-whore towards crotch, picking up brush, combing thin hair on temples, eyebrows sticky with fresh jissom ; right arm of whore{\comdash} left holding member {\dashcom} hugging soldier's loins ; fingers plunging between buttocks ; soldier's member hardening, forcing whore's fist, loosening grip ; hand of whore kneading soldier's buttock, fingers palpating membrane of arse, -nails scraping layer of excrement {\ldots} \said{embers fading under half-cooked joint, black blood -spurting deep in throat{\ldots} cutting tail of gutted jackal, pressing tail between my buttocks, +nails scraping layer of excrement {\thd} \said{embers fading under half-cooked joint, black blood +spurting deep in throat{\thd} cutting tail of gutted jackal, pressing tail between my buttocks, squatting on rock, ears pricking up in salty wind, rain lashing lips closing over squirting blood {\td} Rico cutting into animal's muzzle, hollowing, emptying with dagger, burying head inside, -kneeling in mud{\ldots} walking towards rock, outcrops of flint catching my member, Rico pushing, +kneeling in mud{\thd} walking towards rock, outcrops of flint catching my member, Rico pushing, between my spreading buttocks, jackal's bloody muzzle{\td} pulling mask up against my loins, working lips against my arse{\td} black colic churning in my belly{\td} ejected, filling mouth{\td} Rico standing up, spitting out excremental stew{\td} crouching back down, browsing on sodden moss, @@ -465,12 +465,12 @@ body{\td} my lips, pressed against moist cloth, following rising jissom in membe shorts{\td} jissom spurting, my tongue lapping, pushing inside shorts, gathering drops streaked with thin blood{\td} monkeys whistling in cedars : I walk with Rico, naked, in front of rebels, members erect, cheeks tipped against shoulders, eyes narrowed, oh rebels, your bellies are light, your -cheeks, daubed with paint{\ldots}} {\slash} Peasant sitting on bank of wadi, five teeth intact +cheeks, daubed with paint{\thd}} {\slash} Peasant sitting on bank of wadi, five teeth intact chewing % \crpage{20} mouse-carrion ; kneeling in mud, sucking up grey water swelling blood-spattered mouth, spitting red water back into stream, pulling penis from jeans, soaking, rubbing member under water, pressing torn -fingers into folds of flesh{\ldots} {\slash} Khamssieh, lubricator's jissom streaming down legs, +fingers into folds of flesh{\thd} {\slash} Khamssieh, lubricator's jissom streaming down legs, leaning back against box-room door, letting workers spit into red hair, pull at member, grasp testicles, discharge against sides of buttocks, slap cheeks, belly, buttocks, with soiled hands, force dishcloths between thighs, gag mouth with soaking rags ; worker's member, dry --- jissom held @@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ nails, locks ; cutting, twisting, extracting, teeth dripping with pink saliva, u wire, tearing gums, breaking teeth ; whores holding boy back at hips : flushed, fingers encircled with rings, hands slipping on spittle smeared over skin ; boy collapsing onto pile of military cast-offs ; sitting, legs folded back under buttocks : {\td} \said{peasant, throw your tools into -river{\ldots} use your sex{\ldots} worker, use your sex{\td}}, boy rolling penis in hand, pulling +river{\thd} use your sex{\thd} worker, use your sex{\td}}, boy rolling penis in hand, pulling back skin, palpating, squeezing, stretching balls back along swelling shaft, towards belly, pinching, spitting over glans, digging nails into tiny lips, drawing blood ; kneeling, fist grasping member, top of body leaning sideways, crawling over tiles, hardened member digging into cracks : @@ -740,8 +740,8 @@ to doorstep ; Wazzag wrapping raincoat around body, jumping on wet sand ; date-p apricot-branch crowning turban, tuft of shiny hairs sprouting from singlet, against neck ; eyes laughing through smoke ; wrinkles creasing under curly fringe on forehead ; body sweating, slumped % \crpage{30} -lop-sided : {\ldots}\said{{\td}getting married this morning{\td} don't want girl's parents see me -get stiff for daughter{\ldots} get to work, sugar{\td}} ; Wazzag puffing on cigarette pulled from +lop-sided : {\thd}\said{{\td}getting married this morning{\td} don't want girl's parents see me +get stiff for daughter{\thd} get to work, sugar{\td}} ; Wazzag puffing on cigarette pulled from date-picker's lips ; undressing ; pulling off clothes of date-picker shaken by slight laugh releasing : perfume from mouth, droplets from tip of glans ; Wazzag positioning behind date-picker, sniffing shoulders, nape{\comdash} heated, embalmed from hanging, in dawn fire, over core of @@ -867,27 +867,27 @@ clip my wings{\fourdots} you seen his face ?{\td}}, chewing --- after speaking { mucus ; licking glans, pushing tip of tongue between tiny lips of member held horizontal in front of wide-open mouth ; foam rising between teeth, escaping from corners of \crpage{36} -lips ; whore-master laughing, knee kicking Wazzag's throat ; head of whore thumping wooden frame of bed ; whore-master sitting on edge of bed, gripping head between thighs ; beneath master's fingers, bump forming under Wazzag's hair \colsaid{{\td} panel-beater will straighten you out, Wawa.} ; whore-master wiping dusty hips of Wazzag standing up \colsaid{{\td} Khamssieh all dried up{\td} stung by tarantula{\td}} ; whore-master sprawling, legs spread, on bed, burying head in pillow \colsaid{{\td} jissom comes back before dawn{\td} careful of butchers, butchers' lads, tarantulas love to nest in beams over vapours of blood{\fourdots} after embrace, shake out your hair, your body{\td}} ; Wazzag going down stairs, date-picker coming out of latrine ; Wazzag opening door onto street, date-picker buttoned back up over sated flesh, panel-beater buttoned over erectile flesh, brushing together ; Wazzag squeezing date-picker's buttock \colsaid{{\td} come back and see me before the births{\ldots}} ; jeans smeared with cold jissom, Wazzag wiping hand on hip ; same moment : panel-beater, unbuttoned, pouncing from behind, hugging whore, striking nape --- Wazzag bending top of body {\dashcom} impaling arse, sharp cry gurgling drowned in saliva ; hands, coated with verdigris, fists, covered in aluminium-dust, pressing Wazzag's belly ; mutilated foot --- big toe sliced off by metal sheet --- curling up, bound tight in espadrille, against toe of whore ; panel-beater whistling, modulating : two apprentice-boys, members spurring jeans, looming ; nostrils smudged with grease ; in movement propping elbows on counter{\comdash} {\slash} opening, lifting flaps of denim jackets buttoned over bare chests {\slash} {\dashcom} skin of bellies appearing convex, pearly ; bodies thrown forward, one leg bent back under buttocks, foot jammed against zinc, lifting thigh --- inner surface broken by bulge of member drawn down, squeezed inside sticky jeans {\dashcom} crotch-seam cutting into balls pressed under buttocks towards arse, chewing sticks of licorice ; gaze settling on heavy mass --- weighing down despite pressure of panel-beater's legs --- of Wazzag's buttocks, sexual cluster retracted into pubic fleece ; apprentice-boys regulating breathing with panting of panel-beater ; elbows, propped together, vibrating against zinc ; during orgasm, % +lips ; whore-master laughing, knee kicking Wazzag's throat ; head of whore thumping wooden frame of bed ; whore-master sitting on edge of bed, gripping head between thighs ; beneath master's fingers, bump forming under Wazzag's hair \colsaid{{\td} panel-beater will straighten you out, Wawa.} ; whore-master wiping dusty hips of Wazzag standing up \colsaid{{\td} Khamssieh all dried up{\td} stung by tarantula{\td}} ; whore-master sprawling, legs spread, on bed, burying head in pillow \colsaid{{\td} jissom comes back before dawn{\td} careful of butchers, butchers' lads, tarantulas love to nest in beams over vapours of blood{\fourdots} after embrace, shake out your hair, your body{\td}} ; Wazzag going down stairs, date-picker coming out of latrine ; Wazzag opening door onto street, date-picker buttoned back up over sated flesh, panel-beater buttoned over erectile flesh, brushing together ; Wazzag squeezing date-picker's buttock \colsaid{{\td} come back and see me before the births{\thd}} ; jeans smeared with cold jissom, Wazzag wiping hand on hip ; same moment : panel-beater, unbuttoned, pouncing from behind, hugging whore, striking nape --- Wazzag bending top of body {\dashcom} impaling arse, sharp cry gurgling drowned in saliva ; hands, coated with verdigris, fists, covered in aluminium-dust, pressing Wazzag's belly ; mutilated foot --- big toe sliced off by metal sheet --- curling up, bound tight in espadrille, against toe of whore ; panel-beater whistling, modulating : two apprentice-boys, members spurring jeans, looming ; nostrils smudged with grease ; in movement propping elbows on counter{\comdash} {\slash} opening, lifting flaps of denim jackets buttoned over bare chests {\slash} {\dashcom} skin of bellies appearing convex, pearly ; bodies thrown forward, one leg bent back under buttocks, foot jammed against zinc, lifting thigh --- inner surface broken by bulge of member drawn down, squeezed inside sticky jeans {\dashcom} crotch-seam cutting into balls pressed under buttocks towards arse, chewing sticks of licorice ; gaze settling on heavy mass --- weighing down despite pressure of panel-beater's legs --- of Wazzag's buttocks, sexual cluster retracted into pubic fleece ; apprentice-boys regulating breathing with panting of panel-beater ; elbows, propped together, vibrating against zinc ; during orgasm, % \crpage{37} -eyes of panel-beater, dim, veiled, assailed by flies ; apprentice-boys' members pulsating against thighs, pubic curls caught under seam pulling at wrinkled skin of scrotum ; panel-beater panting over rump of whore ; jeans hugging panel-beater's buttocks : Wazzag, throwing hands behind back, groping at jeans, kneading damp patches of denim soaked with sweat ; hands of panel-beater grabbing Wazzag's sexual cluster, pushing organs up against belly, stroking membranes, stretched smooth back to edge of arse : {\td} \said{{\td} dog{\td} dog{\td} twins want to fuck you{\ldots} grind your bones{\ldots} saw you yesterday with women{\fourdots} sweaty hands mark sheet-metal{\fourdots} paint won't stick{\td} boss says \insaid{get Wazzag, Khamssieh, dry out my boys} {\fourdots}they come from north{\ldots} finger-nails clipped{\td} sundays, dress smart{\td} cut deep, sting hard{\td} squirt their juice in garage, over Lockheed{\td} in shithouse, foot slips on slab : bowl, step, sprayed with jissom{\ldots} sand sticks to Brylcreem in their hair{\td} boss says : \insaid{let weak one sniff brown dog, strong one, red dog}{\ldots} they sleep in same bed, behind workshop{\td} strong one sticks hub-caps on weak one's breasts, ties him up in sheet, lies on top{\td} morning, I unwrap them, chilled by night-wind{\td}} ; Wazzag, bending over, raising eyes towards bottom of twins' bodies, tongue licking lips, wrinkles smoothing out on forehead, around edge of eye-sockets ; third orgasm pulling panel-beater down over loins of whore : Wazzag clearing throat, spitting ; spittle shooting in front of espadrille of one twin : fresh eye riveted on naked eye of Wazzag, squashing, spreading spittle over wood --- rope sole slipping over gobs, member rising, swelling against thigh, stretching horizontal folds of jeans ; squashed mucus wetting skin of foot through rope fibres worn bare, mixing with layer of excrement --- dogs and men --- stuck to rope over layer of grease ; panel-beater, quick, pulling out member, squashing, pressing violaceous glans, tinted pink by transparent film, against Wazzag's arse, rubbing member down over sheer surface of buttocks : filament broken at roots of member --- panel-beater sighing, shivering {\dashcom} adhering to buttocks describing shaky pattern over downy black hairs ; panel-beater, sated --- retracted member cooling against Wazzag's buttock {\dashcom} rubbing % +eyes of panel-beater, dim, veiled, assailed by flies ; apprentice-boys' members pulsating against thighs, pubic curls caught under seam pulling at wrinkled skin of scrotum ; panel-beater panting over rump of whore ; jeans hugging panel-beater's buttocks : Wazzag, throwing hands behind back, groping at jeans, kneading damp patches of denim soaked with sweat ; hands of panel-beater grabbing Wazzag's sexual cluster, pushing organs up against belly, stroking membranes, stretched smooth back to edge of arse : {\td} \said{{\td} dog{\td} dog{\td} twins want to fuck you{\thd} grind your bones{\thd} saw you yesterday with women{\fourdots} sweaty hands mark sheet-metal{\fourdots} paint won't stick{\td} boss says \insaid{get Wazzag, Khamssieh, dry out my boys} {\fourdots}they come from north{\thd} finger-nails clipped{\td} sundays, dress smart{\td} cut deep, sting hard{\td} squirt their juice in garage, over Lockheed{\td} in shithouse, foot slips on slab : bowl, step, sprayed with jissom{\thd} sand sticks to Brylcreem in their hair{\td} boss says : \insaid{let weak one sniff brown dog, strong one, red dog}{\thd} they sleep in same bed, behind workshop{\td} strong one sticks hub-caps on weak one's breasts, ties him up in sheet, lies on top{\td} morning, I unwrap them, chilled by night-wind{\td}} ; Wazzag, bending over, raising eyes towards bottom of twins' bodies, tongue licking lips, wrinkles smoothing out on forehead, around edge of eye-sockets ; third orgasm pulling panel-beater down over loins of whore : Wazzag clearing throat, spitting ; spittle shooting in front of espadrille of one twin : fresh eye riveted on naked eye of Wazzag, squashing, spreading spittle over wood --- rope sole slipping over gobs, member rising, swelling against thigh, stretching horizontal folds of jeans ; squashed mucus wetting skin of foot through rope fibres worn bare, mixing with layer of excrement --- dogs and men --- stuck to rope over layer of grease ; panel-beater, quick, pulling out member, squashing, pressing violaceous glans, tinted pink by transparent film, against Wazzag's arse, rubbing member down over sheer surface of buttocks : filament broken at roots of member --- panel-beater sighing, shivering {\dashcom} adhering to buttocks describing shaky pattern over downy black hairs ; panel-beater, sated --- retracted member cooling against Wazzag's buttock {\dashcom} rubbing % \crpage{38} shaved scalp down sweaty back of whore standing erect ; twins, fingers stained with minium, squeezing members, through jeans ; panel-beater jerking head forward, flinging Wazzag against apprentice-boys : stronger boy grabbing, pulling at penis, hugging whore around loins with other arm, kissing mouth, spitting licorice-juice into throat, chewing licorice-stick against Wazzag's teeth. lips pressed together ; at same time, apprentice-boy rolling Wazzag's penis against own member squeezed in jeans, from fold to fold ; lifting knee along Wazzag's hip, leg tightening against bottom of whore's buttocks ; articulation of knee hugged in jeans rubbing folds of flesh, jissom dried in folds falling in powder over calves of whore ; short cry from him, bursting out of constricted chest --- apprentice-boy hugging in violent jerks ; impassive hands of Wazzag stroking trembling buttocks of apprentice, thumb hooked into belt-loops of jeans against loins : other fingers rubbing at stitches between buttocks, sliding into slit pinching seam, pressing in towards arse ; one hand --- thumb hooked into back pocket, cut small for repairs to jeans --- enveloping buttock, finger-nails scraping seam soaked with seminal sweat, against slope of thigh ; apprentice pressing open jaw into hollow of Wazzag's cheek, hand, at same time, grabbing, pulling Wazzag's testicles downwards : whore, collared, scrotum mauled, quick, hand --- busy scraping boy's arse --- wriggling under jeans, out through other side, onto hip of other apprentice, finger brushing over fat in olive folds of bare flesh released through tear in back pocket, hanging over mound of buttocks ; apprentice, staring at Wazzag, letting licorice-juice overflow, drip over chin, down onto palpitating throat, bucking pelvis towards Wazzag's hips embraced : movement creasing edges of tear, folds under buttocks, jeans pressing deep into anal slit --- cloth softened by friction, by constant secretions of love {\dashcom} buttocks, pressed against cold metal to calm erect member, pulling apart, lifted from counter by twitch of nerve ; loins shifting towards Wazzag, flaps of denim jacket rubbing over hollow belly, sweat gleaming ; Wazzag licking wiry black hair of stronger apprentice, Brylcreem greasing lips ; apprentice jamming \crpage{39} -head against Wazzag's chin, kissing whore's throat, lips spread, snot, expelled with jerks of breathing, splashing throat ; apprentice-boy whining, squashing nostril into mucus, spreading gob over skin ridged by spine ; leg rubbing hardened calf of whore ; Wazzag seizing, pulling at genital cluster of weaker boy drawn out in blunt spur under jeans over slope of thigh, hand of whore spread wide. thumb hooked over stitches of fly ; stronger boy striking middle of Wazzag's arm with clenched fist, knocking into upper body of whore ; quick, fist catching Wazzag's testicles, turning towards twin, spitting, kicking between boy's thighs : twin groaning, doubled up, cupping sexual cluster in both hands, unbuttoning fly, index finger gathering reddening member packed into white cotton pants smeared with grease ; stronger boy pushing Wazzag, held by member, towards first latrine in passage : panel-beater, squatting, excrement bursting between buttocks, eating pomegranate picked up from concrete, held in sticky hand, other hand pulling thread of jissom from member stiffened again at sound of breathing, grinding muscles of apprentice-boys squeezing Wazzag ; boy pressing Wazzag against soiled wall ; panel-beater throwing pomegranate onto flow of red excrements, scraping, with juice-smeared fingers, shit caked around arse, dipping fingers into water-can, wiping hand on wall, on Wazzag's calf, standing up, buttoning fly, bringing mouth against ear of apprentice \colsaid{fuck him, what are you waiting for ? {\td} for my jissom to dry in his arse ? {\ldots} twist a wet floor-cloth up his hole{\td} a dog never washes{\comtd} licks, gets licked{\ldots} this one can't bend back to reach his own arse{\ldots} gets Khamssieh to lick it{\td} Khamssieh, at dawn one day each month, after embraces, goes out into street, buttocks rub together, shine in red sunlight ; brushes past wall beside trash-cans, climbs up onto mound strewn over with chicken-carcasses attacked by white dogs, chases dogs away, kneels. stretches out over carcasses ; throws hands behind back, spreads buttocks ; hot tongues of sunbeams, tongue of dog with dew-soaked coat, push into half-open arse ; Khamssieh howls, dogs rummage, alongside body, into spongy layer of rubbish crawling with tiny +head against Wazzag's chin, kissing whore's throat, lips spread, snot, expelled with jerks of breathing, splashing throat ; apprentice-boy whining, squashing nostril into mucus, spreading gob over skin ridged by spine ; leg rubbing hardened calf of whore ; Wazzag seizing, pulling at genital cluster of weaker boy drawn out in blunt spur under jeans over slope of thigh, hand of whore spread wide. thumb hooked over stitches of fly ; stronger boy striking middle of Wazzag's arm with clenched fist, knocking into upper body of whore ; quick, fist catching Wazzag's testicles, turning towards twin, spitting, kicking between boy's thighs : twin groaning, doubled up, cupping sexual cluster in both hands, unbuttoning fly, index finger gathering reddening member packed into white cotton pants smeared with grease ; stronger boy pushing Wazzag, held by member, towards first latrine in passage : panel-beater, squatting, excrement bursting between buttocks, eating pomegranate picked up from concrete, held in sticky hand, other hand pulling thread of jissom from member stiffened again at sound of breathing, grinding muscles of apprentice-boys squeezing Wazzag ; boy pressing Wazzag against soiled wall ; panel-beater throwing pomegranate onto flow of red excrements, scraping, with juice-smeared fingers, shit caked around arse, dipping fingers into water-can, wiping hand on wall, on Wazzag's calf, standing up, buttoning fly, bringing mouth against ear of apprentice \colsaid{fuck him, what are you waiting for ? {\td} for my jissom to dry in his arse ? {\thd} twist a wet floor-cloth up his hole{\td} a dog never washes{\comtd} licks, gets licked{\thd} this one can't bend back to reach his own arse{\thd} gets Khamssieh to lick it{\td} Khamssieh, at dawn one day each month, after embraces, goes out into street, buttocks rub together, shine in red sunlight ; brushes past wall beside trash-cans, climbs up onto mound strewn over with chicken-carcasses attacked by white dogs, chases dogs away, kneels. stretches out over carcasses ; throws hands behind back, spreads buttocks ; hot tongues of sunbeams, tongue of dog with dew-soaked coat, push into half-open arse ; Khamssieh howls, dogs rummage, alongside body, into spongy layer of rubbish crawling with tiny \crpage{40} -worms aroused by weight of body, by rays of fire ; bitch licks boy's hair spattered with jissom ; tongue wraps around ear of whore, Khamssieh's tongue pokes out, rolls back onto cheek ; two tongues touch ; dog nuzzles into Khamssieh's arse, growls, springs over body of whore onto bitch, bites throat ; Khamssieh swallows juices from tongue of bitch, slips arm between back legs of dog planted in swirl of mud, grabs, squeezes penis ; dog slumps down, sits with arse pressed against cheek of whore, heavy bushy tail digs into neck ; turns back towards Khamssieh's arse, leans back onto hind legs, rubs reddening member, sticky, against slope of buttocks spread wide ; Khamssieh thrusts pelvis, pushes dog back, stands up, wipes front of body spotted with mud ; tiny abscess tears open on throat{\td}} ; apprentice-boy pushing Wazzag out of latrine --- moving out : two simmering bodies stuck between lintels {\dashcom} leaning against wall of passage, opening tap fixed to wall between Wazzag's legs spread, hand curved directing stream of water towards thigh of whore ; panel-beater crossing saloon, embalmed loins breathing hot, chafed by jeans ; apprentice rubbing Wazzag's streaming thigh with flat of hand ; Wazzag's member rigid, catching in flap of denim jacket of apprentice leaning over alongside whore ; boy's hand stopping over bottom of Wazzag's buttock{\td} \said{Khemissa {\ldots} I'm afraid of his shit{\ldots}} : weaker twin, pain heating belly, turning, elbows propped on counter, towards door left ajar by panel-beater ; hip brushing hip of panel-beater ; latter throwing coins, in front of Khemissa, onto zinc ; Khemissa puffing out chest to touch elbow of panel-beater turning away ; eyes, half-open, fixed on shining eyes of panel-beater, teeth bared, chest purring, growling in throat ; {\ldots}\said{Khemissa{\ldots} your wiry hands have wiped babies' bottoms{\comldots} scrubbed saucepans{\ldots} cleaned out clogged carburettors{\td}}, Khemissa cooling, head tilted down onto shoulder ; penis, tucked into pouch of pants, poking out of jeans, spurring soiled cotton, stretching elastic of seam, tuft of flaxen hair sprouting over curve of member visible through opening of fly ; stronger twin pulling strip of spongy cloth from hole in wall, wringing cloth under tap, dipping into box of Vim, raising rag, striking, +worms aroused by weight of body, by rays of fire ; bitch licks boy's hair spattered with jissom ; tongue wraps around ear of whore, Khamssieh's tongue pokes out, rolls back onto cheek ; two tongues touch ; dog nuzzles into Khamssieh's arse, growls, springs over body of whore onto bitch, bites throat ; Khamssieh swallows juices from tongue of bitch, slips arm between back legs of dog planted in swirl of mud, grabs, squeezes penis ; dog slumps down, sits with arse pressed against cheek of whore, heavy bushy tail digs into neck ; turns back towards Khamssieh's arse, leans back onto hind legs, rubs reddening member, sticky, against slope of buttocks spread wide ; Khamssieh thrusts pelvis, pushes dog back, stands up, wipes front of body spotted with mud ; tiny abscess tears open on throat{\td}} ; apprentice-boy pushing Wazzag out of latrine --- moving out : two simmering bodies stuck between lintels {\dashcom} leaning against wall of passage, opening tap fixed to wall between Wazzag's legs spread, hand curved directing stream of water towards thigh of whore ; panel-beater crossing saloon, embalmed loins breathing hot, chafed by jeans ; apprentice rubbing Wazzag's streaming thigh with flat of hand ; Wazzag's member rigid, catching in flap of denim jacket of apprentice leaning over alongside whore ; boy's hand stopping over bottom of Wazzag's buttock{\td} \said{Khemissa {\thd} I'm afraid of his shit{\thd}} : weaker twin, pain heating belly, turning, elbows propped on counter, towards door left ajar by panel-beater ; hip brushing hip of panel-beater ; latter throwing coins, in front of Khemissa, onto zinc ; Khemissa puffing out chest to touch elbow of panel-beater turning away ; eyes, half-open, fixed on shining eyes of panel-beater, teeth bared, chest purring, growling in throat ; {\thd}\said{Khemissa{\thd} your wiry hands have wiped babies' bottoms{\comthd} scrubbed saucepans{\thd} cleaned out clogged carburettors{\td}}, Khemissa cooling, head tilted down onto shoulder ; penis, tucked into pouch of pants, poking out of jeans, spurring soiled cotton, stretching elastic of seam, tuft of flaxen hair sprouting over curve of member visible through opening of fly ; stronger twin pulling strip of spongy cloth from hole in wall, wringing cloth under tap, dipping into box of Vim, raising rag, striking, \crpage{41} bending Wazzag over --- latter spreading buttocks with hands {\dashcom} wiping Wazzaq's arse with strip stretched out at arm's length ; lather mixed with jissom, excrements, bubbling in slit of arse, dripping onto legs of whore : lifted up on cloth, shaken out, splashing front of apprentice-boy's body, forehead, folds of jeans between thighs ; Khemissa following panel-beater, unbuttoning, buttoning up worker on doorstep ; apprentice-boy throwing soiled rag into half-open latrine, pushing Wazzag's curved loins towards tap, positioning coccyx of whore against tap, turning tap full on, jumping aside ; water washing brown lather out of Wazzag's arse ; Wazzag, numbed, penis, balls, contracted by cold into drenched fleece, hands on knees, staring, eyes wide open, at puddle lapping over feet on floor of beaten earth, advancing up to tiles of saloon ; apprentice-boy turning off water, dragging Wazzag, shivering, out into garden, wiping legs of whore with tarpaulin shading caged leverets ; pressing, twisting corner of hardened tarpaulin into whore's streaming arse ; Wazzag whining ; apprentice-boy's fist squeezing hip ; thrown forward by twisting of tarpaulin between buttocks, Wazzag swaying, holding onto wooden frame of cage. hardened penis --- fist of apprentice kneading hip : pulling at skin of lower belly, from root of member up towards loins --- squashed against wire netting, glans caught in mesh, peppered with sand kicked up by fleeing leverets ; apprentice pulling out wad from Wazzag's arse, tarpaulin collapsing at feet ; rustling, trampled by furious feet of boy thrown back against whore, whole jaw biting into Wazzag's neck from behind ; Khemissa, on doorstep, squeezing buttocks of panel-beater, latter slipping finger under arched member of whore pulled up out of pants against elastic : opposite brothel, on mound rising above wall of street, pair of loaded camels copulating, kneeling in burning sand ; with movement of spasm, knees digging deeper into cooler, heavier sand, seed scintillating on white coats ; open muzzles assailed by flies aroused by dawn fire ; threads of slaver, shaken in spasms, hanging out of lower jaws ; Khemissa letting saliva mixed with licorice overflow from lips, run out of wide-open mouth, over chin : neck, \crpage{42} sticky collar of denim jacket, shining wet ; camels uncoupling, sprawling on sides, eyes closed, muzzles half-closed : woman wrapped in bluish veils looming, green plastic bucket in hand, followed by naked child, coarse grains of salt sticking to short penis : woman's bare foot kicking into palpitating chest of female, forcing animal up ; under camel's belly, fixing bucket ; squatting, child lounging against flank of male playing with sticky penis retracted into fleshy folds, grabbing teat of female, milking, coppery eyelids closed over eyes reddened by salt, by fury of night-love ; Khemissa rubbing encrusted eyes ; panel-beater disappearing at corner of street ; Khemissa closing door, leaning, squeezing latch between thighs, legs stiffened, manoeuvring latch against member softened in pants pulled out of jeans, seizing, turning member, latch, with both hands together, espadrille smearing gob of jissom --- from panel-beater : thick clots swimming in thin liquid --- over floor ; whore-master coming down staircase, forearm holding plate of omelette against hairy chest, gaze sweeping sideways past eyes of Khemissa ; boy's member, sticky neck, beating with flux of blood ; whore-master opening second latrine in passage ; buttocks, smoothed tight by movement raising foot onto step, rolling in bluish penumbra of passage, loins, back, undulating ; eye, catching Khemissa's member springing, marbled, out of pants ; whore-master setting plate in front of foot of club-foot crouched cross-legged on step, dozing, head pressed into corner, face dotted with small flecks of hardened jissom, singlet streaked with traces of excrement ; whore-master stepping back out, double-locking door ; key clutched in fist, coming back into saloon ; penis stretched, softened, bouncing against hairy thighs ; Khemissa lifting arm in front of eyes, heart jumping in chest, knees quaking ; whore-master climbing back up to bedroom : top of body disappearing at top of stairs, jissom glistening on downy black hairs under buttocks ; Khemissa stretching out on side, against door, rolling on belly, crawling, panting, raising dust, alongside counter ; seam of jeans tearing between spread buttocks ; hitching body up onto staircase, licking footprints of whore-master in dust on steps ; \crpage{43} -on landing, standing up : razor held in fist, whore-master, standing on one leg, other folded back, heel pressed against knee of other leg, disentangling curly hairs over surface of thigh ; Khemissa shuddering, diving, penis spurring pants, at whore-master, pulling razor from fist, kneeling, kissing tufts : perfume, taste, of seminal sweat bathing nostrils, settling on tip of tongue, relaxing boy's muscles, nerves ; forehead lightening, clothes --- pants, jeans, jacket, espadrilles, Brylcreem --- falling away from ripening body {\semislash} Wazzag, sprawling on hay in shed, clean arse speared by apprentice-boy's member, head shaking at each spurt, chewing dusty hay ; under spreading buttocks of apprentice hugged in jeans with fly half-buttoned, whore's grimy ochre-coloured balls sweating, gleaming in hay : hands convulsing, oozing sugar --- from body of date-picker --- over wisps of hay, member straining underneath, pressed back against belly ; licorice-juice flowing from mouth of apprentice onto honeyed ear of whore ; apprentice, orgasm suspended, weighing down onto Wazzag, pressing head of whore into hay ; Wazzag struggling ; quick, strong, rolling over onto back ; apprentice, member twisted, howling, collapsing, legs spread, onto back, in hay ; Wazzag crouching alongside apprentice, licking cold sweat pearling on forehead, on navel ; teeth unbuttoning top of fly, pulling apart flaps of jeans, on one side, other side, of member --- throbbing reddened, resting on elastic of pants ; Wazzag, back struck by apprentice-boy's fist, burying mouth in pants, sucking up spots of jissom caught on cotton ; tongue curled back, dripping with saliva, bringing testicles back under member, gulping, breathing in balls ; snapping up glans from above ; apprentice-boy's hand stroking vertebrae of back{\td} \said{find it{\td} find it{\ldots} fetch{\ldots} fetch{\td}}, Wazzag shaking muzzle crammed full, pulling at roots, placing arm in slit of arse, waving arm raised tall over rolling buttocks : jissom spurting against strangled throat turning sour with anger ; apprentice standing up, Wazzag swallowing, wiping mouth on wrist : nausea curving head over hay, Wazzag spitting saliva mixed with blood ; apprentice, standing straight, throwing out buttocks{\td} \said{dog, lick the +on landing, standing up : razor held in fist, whore-master, standing on one leg, other folded back, heel pressed against knee of other leg, disentangling curly hairs over surface of thigh ; Khemissa shuddering, diving, penis spurring pants, at whore-master, pulling razor from fist, kneeling, kissing tufts : perfume, taste, of seminal sweat bathing nostrils, settling on tip of tongue, relaxing boy's muscles, nerves ; forehead lightening, clothes --- pants, jeans, jacket, espadrilles, Brylcreem --- falling away from ripening body {\semislash} Wazzag, sprawling on hay in shed, clean arse speared by apprentice-boy's member, head shaking at each spurt, chewing dusty hay ; under spreading buttocks of apprentice hugged in jeans with fly half-buttoned, whore's grimy ochre-coloured balls sweating, gleaming in hay : hands convulsing, oozing sugar --- from body of date-picker --- over wisps of hay, member straining underneath, pressed back against belly ; licorice-juice flowing from mouth of apprentice onto honeyed ear of whore ; apprentice, orgasm suspended, weighing down onto Wazzag, pressing head of whore into hay ; Wazzag struggling ; quick, strong, rolling over onto back ; apprentice, member twisted, howling, collapsing, legs spread, onto back, in hay ; Wazzag crouching alongside apprentice, licking cold sweat pearling on forehead, on navel ; teeth unbuttoning top of fly, pulling apart flaps of jeans, on one side, other side, of member --- throbbing reddened, resting on elastic of pants ; Wazzag, back struck by apprentice-boy's fist, burying mouth in pants, sucking up spots of jissom caught on cotton ; tongue curled back, dripping with saliva, bringing testicles back under member, gulping, breathing in balls ; snapping up glans from above ; apprentice-boy's hand stroking vertebrae of back{\td} \said{find it{\td} find it{\thd} fetch{\thd} fetch{\td}}, Wazzag shaking muzzle crammed full, pulling at roots, placing arm in slit of arse, waving arm raised tall over rolling buttocks : jissom spurting against strangled throat turning sour with anger ; apprentice standing up, Wazzag swallowing, wiping mouth on wrist : nausea curving head over hay, Wazzag spitting saliva mixed with blood ; apprentice, standing straight, throwing out buttocks{\td} \said{dog, lick the \crpage{44} -plate.} ; Wazzag, chin bathed in pink slaver, standing, sniffing boy's buttocks, jeans wet with sweat in folds, with jissom on seam under crotch ; on knees, squeezing loins of apprentice, unbuttoning boy, sliding jeans down over knees, sniffing at sticky pants, quick strokes of tongue touching loose cotton over arse{\td} \said{too hot ?{\td} quick{\ldots} there's man's work waiting for me outside{\td}} ; Wazzag's teeth pulling pants over loins : cotton stuck to skin by hardened jissom, fresh traces of excrement --- Wazzag licking deposits ; cotton, wet, pulling away ; Wazzag's fists rolling pants under buttocks ; placing lips over slit of arse lined with dark brown silky down ; Wazzag spreading arse with hands, jamming muzzle between relaxed buttocks ; eyes closed buried in fat of buttocks, tongue slipping over encrusted membrane ; apprentice, shaken by laughter --- nostrils expelling mucus mixed with grease {\dashcom} tightening buttocks over muzzle of whore, bending down, hand pressed against brick wall, pulling sticky buttock aside with free hand ; Wazzag, upper rims of ears rubbing over fatty sides of arse with movement of licking, shooting measured strokes of tongue into congested opening : gust of wind slamming door against buttocks, darkness bracing, chilling bodies, tongue contracting ; darkness evaporating, member blooming back, buttocks quivering, boy's hand covering damp hair of whore ; whore kicking door open against wind : fire striking sweaty back ; in bedroom, across bed, whore-master, Khemissa, naked, sleeping side by side on bellies : key of latrine, of box-room, stuck between Khemissa's buttocks, oscillating to rhythm of boy's breathing ; on slope of buttocks of whore-master, transparent film of jissom glimmering between curls {\slashsemislash} negroes, masturbated, dozing on sand ; shepherd washing jissom-spattered hands in ditch of reddish water ; kneeling, drinking, cheeks swelling, spitting out water mixed with jissom, onto sand ; nomad sitting in pool : sugar crunching between teeth ; sugar swelling pockets of sleeping negroes, spots of jissom wetting shorts ; two twins lying side by side, away from other soldiers : long mottled members, protruding from shorts, resting on mauve pebbles poking, sharp, from sand ; fistful of sugar distending shorts from pocket to +plate.} ; Wazzag, chin bathed in pink slaver, standing, sniffing boy's buttocks, jeans wet with sweat in folds, with jissom on seam under crotch ; on knees, squeezing loins of apprentice, unbuttoning boy, sliding jeans down over knees, sniffing at sticky pants, quick strokes of tongue touching loose cotton over arse{\td} \said{too hot ?{\td} quick{\thd} there's man's work waiting for me outside{\td}} ; Wazzag's teeth pulling pants over loins : cotton stuck to skin by hardened jissom, fresh traces of excrement --- Wazzag licking deposits ; cotton, wet, pulling away ; Wazzag's fists rolling pants under buttocks ; placing lips over slit of arse lined with dark brown silky down ; Wazzag spreading arse with hands, jamming muzzle between relaxed buttocks ; eyes closed buried in fat of buttocks, tongue slipping over encrusted membrane ; apprentice, shaken by laughter --- nostrils expelling mucus mixed with grease {\dashcom} tightening buttocks over muzzle of whore, bending down, hand pressed against brick wall, pulling sticky buttock aside with free hand ; Wazzag, upper rims of ears rubbing over fatty sides of arse with movement of licking, shooting measured strokes of tongue into congested opening : gust of wind slamming door against buttocks, darkness bracing, chilling bodies, tongue contracting ; darkness evaporating, member blooming back, buttocks quivering, boy's hand covering damp hair of whore ; whore kicking door open against wind : fire striking sweaty back ; in bedroom, across bed, whore-master, Khemissa, naked, sleeping side by side on bellies : key of latrine, of box-room, stuck between Khemissa's buttocks, oscillating to rhythm of boy's breathing ; on slope of buttocks of whore-master, transparent film of jissom glimmering between curls {\slashsemislash} negroes, masturbated, dozing on sand ; shepherd washing jissom-spattered hands in ditch of reddish water ; kneeling, drinking, cheeks swelling, spitting out water mixed with jissom, onto sand ; nomad sitting in pool : sugar crunching between teeth ; sugar swelling pockets of sleeping negroes, spots of jissom wetting shorts ; two twins lying side by side, away from other soldiers : long mottled members, protruding from shorts, resting on mauve pebbles poking, sharp, from sand ; fistful of sugar distending shorts from pocket to \crpage{45} crotch ; shepherd dipping strip of sacking --- hooked onto string holding ragged robes at waist --- into water ; wringing out streaming rag, rubbing strip between two scorching pebbles, wetting, wringing, unravelling ; separating rags covering thighs, sheathing member, balls, slit of arse, with rinsed rag tied back around string, over loins ; nomad standing, shepherd picking up, holding out gandourah in front of slim body dripping ; nomad emerging from pool, lifting arms, shepherd rolling gandourah, dressing nomad, gandourah sticking to body, nomad shivering, shepherd blowing breath, heated by sucking, over nomad's ear ; twins' legs quivering on sand, white of nomad's eye sparkling at edge of amber face : sugar slipping out of pockets of twins tormented by dreams ; nomad opening mouth, chewing bits of sugar stuck in gums, clapping hand over shepherd's buttock. pushing shepherd towards twins, chewing, throat shaken by muffled laughter, munching, mouth open, sugar running over lower lip ; shepherd approaching twins ; nomad pulling camels up, stuffing copper beakers into saddle-pack, tying guerbas around flanks of camels, pulling both animals towards cirque carpeted with pebbles, with dehorned carcasses ; shepherd crouching near twins, gathering up sugar-lumps scattered on sand, burying big scaly hand into pocket of one twin, seizing sugar-lumps ; shifting, crouched, towards other twin, sucking sugar-lump jammed between teeth, emptying soldier's pocket ; soldier, awakened by sound of sucking, by rubbing of fold of shorts against thigh --- light brushing of shepherd's hand in pocket, disturbing, gradual, folds of shorts buried between thighs under member {\dashcom} sitting up, grabbing, twisting shepherd's wrist --- crushed sugar scintillating between shepherd's clenched fingers {\dashcom} standing up, other fist catching shepherd's ear, spitting black saliva mixed with tiny bones of leverets into shepherd's face{\td} \said{meat for vulture{\td}} ; soldier pressing bare foot onto bare foot of shepherd, digging into sand underneath, rubbing heel against shepherd's heel, twisting ear : shepherd wailing raucous : other twin, woken, sitting up, one side of face coated with sand{\td} \said{Hamza{\td} look{\td} I twist his ear, skin stretches on toe, corn twitches on heel{\td}}, shepherd licking wrist \crpage{46} -of soldier pulling ear{\td} \said{leech{\ldots} for you, my jissom, blood of wounded sheep{\ldots} for my twin brother, my man-blood spurting under needle, under prongs of fork{\td}} ; Hamza, moving behind shepherd, nose pinched between fingers, grabbing leg, pressing pink palm against shepherd's heel; twin twisting ear, forearm dripping with sugary slaver spat by shepherd, shepherd's wrinkled forehead filling out, hardening ; skin, tough, stretching over jaw, over torso, over hip ; under soldier's palm, corn on heel trembling ; soldier laughing, twisting foot ; other soldier pinching skin stretched over cheek, grabbing shepherd's jaw, hollowing cheeks with fingers, palm squashing shepherd's nose, squeezing throat : shepherd swallowing sugar between rotten teeth ; both soldiers palpating limbs of shepherd, under rags ; shepherd closing mouth ; lips, sugary, shining : soldier, standing up, stroking creases with damp finger-nails{\td} \said{Hamza{\td} made to measure, for glans{\ldots} you, your master, no love, no food-weight slowing spurts of master's jissom in your throat{\td}} ; Hamza finding flute tied to shepherd's knee, seizing flute, standing up ; other twin twisting back shepherd's ear, Hamza pointing flute towards mouth opened in pain, rough breathing of shepherd forcing note : croaking of flute waking other soldiers : standing up, members spurring shorts ; breath quavering in pipe ; soldiers encircling shepherd held down by twins, spreading rags, curved finger-nails scraping scaly skin of shepherd's loins ; phalanges rolling over coccyx ; breath moaning in pipe ; twins pushing back soldiers ; collaring, rolling shepherd outside circle, onto sand, releasing hold, pushing youth, with feet, with tip of charred handle picked up beside remains of fire, towards cirque ; nomad, sitting beside cirque, legs buried in sand mixed with bits of bone, skinning live lizard : fire burning in crevice of cliff ; shepherd, loins, back, powdered with ash, squatting in front of fire, stoking, heaping up coals with bare hands ; twins pulling long matches from pockets, tipping matches into hollow of gandourah \colsaid{we rent your akli{\td} feed him{\ldots} after, you get medicine{\td}} ; nomad, flesh of cheeks palpitating, dermis sliding in transparency under epidermis, seizing, stuffing +of soldier pulling ear{\td} \said{leech{\thd} for you, my jissom, blood of wounded sheep{\thd} for my twin brother, my man-blood spurting under needle, under prongs of fork{\td}} ; Hamza, moving behind shepherd, nose pinched between fingers, grabbing leg, pressing pink palm against shepherd's heel; twin twisting ear, forearm dripping with sugary slaver spat by shepherd, shepherd's wrinkled forehead filling out, hardening ; skin, tough, stretching over jaw, over torso, over hip ; under soldier's palm, corn on heel trembling ; soldier laughing, twisting foot ; other soldier pinching skin stretched over cheek, grabbing shepherd's jaw, hollowing cheeks with fingers, palm squashing shepherd's nose, squeezing throat : shepherd swallowing sugar between rotten teeth ; both soldiers palpating limbs of shepherd, under rags ; shepherd closing mouth ; lips, sugary, shining : soldier, standing up, stroking creases with damp finger-nails{\td} \said{Hamza{\td} made to measure, for glans{\thd} you, your master, no love, no food-weight slowing spurts of master's jissom in your throat{\td}} ; Hamza finding flute tied to shepherd's knee, seizing flute, standing up ; other twin twisting back shepherd's ear, Hamza pointing flute towards mouth opened in pain, rough breathing of shepherd forcing note : croaking of flute waking other soldiers : standing up, members spurring shorts ; breath quavering in pipe ; soldiers encircling shepherd held down by twins, spreading rags, curved finger-nails scraping scaly skin of shepherd's loins ; phalanges rolling over coccyx ; breath moaning in pipe ; twins pushing back soldiers ; collaring, rolling shepherd outside circle, onto sand, releasing hold, pushing youth, with feet, with tip of charred handle picked up beside remains of fire, towards cirque ; nomad, sitting beside cirque, legs buried in sand mixed with bits of bone, skinning live lizard : fire burning in crevice of cliff ; shepherd, loins, back, powdered with ash, squatting in front of fire, stoking, heaping up coals with bare hands ; twins pulling long matches from pockets, tipping matches into hollow of gandourah \colsaid{we rent your akli{\td} feed him{\thd} after, you get medicine{\td}} ; nomad, flesh of cheeks palpitating, dermis sliding in transparency under epidermis, seizing, stuffing \crpage{47} matches into one of leather bags hung around neck, grabbing arm of shepherd squatting, pushing youth over in sand against knees, kissing mouth, coating lips with sand, knee goading shepherd up onto feet, foot driving youth towards twins ; twins gripping shoulders of youth, fists pummelling fat of buttocks : youth thrown out of cirque, pushed over in sand, forced to crawl flanked by twins, out behind camp ; standing up, stepping over barbed wire ; shepherd, pushed by Hamza shaken by laughter, staggering, barbs catching wet rag wrapping genital cluster, Hamza striking heavy hand buried in rags, picking up bludgeon coated with shit thrown out of camp by fatigue-men, slipping stick between shepherd's legs, squashing soiled tip against knots of barbed wire, pulling up middle of stick against slit of arse ; barbed wire tearing rag, scratching shepherd's testicles ; Hamza, violent, grabbing leg, swinging youth over wire onto other side ; falling, shepherd letting leg bounce back against barbs ; Hamza, jumping ; blood spurting along bare leg ; Hamza throwing sand onto wounds ; twins dragging youth over sand strewn with rubbish ; Hamza holding flute between teeth ; foot of other twin pushing open gate of low stable built into skeleton of armoured car covered with skins, with sheet metal ; twins throwing shepherd onto straw mixed with crushed colocynth, against flank of cow dozing : Hamza crouching in front of youth ; twin coming out ; Hamza laughing ; with soiled bludgeon, squashing shepherd's sexual cluster ; shepherd, sprawled over cow, spreading thighs in hay ; Hamza, purple of laughter flushing ebony cheeks, rolling black balls around stick ; cow stretching, hollowing belly, top of shepherd's belly sliding along cow's belly, back squashing dugs ; Hamza moving stick over shepherd's torso, digging under ribs, delving into armpits, into hollow of neck --- youth choking, head shaken spitting pink saliva onto dirt of bludgeon {\dashsemi} cow throwing head back over neck, tongue enveloping soiled stick, boy's jaw ; boy turning pale, shaken upright coughing, hand pushing stick aside ; fire burning in chest, eyes fuming, Hamza poking eyes with stick ; shepherd burying face in cow's belly, stick striking temple ; stretching legs along belly, burying \crpage{48} |