by Ballantyne » Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:42 pm
And I was hooked.
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"Here we find a fine specimen of the species Fanof Wilbursmithicus. This particular individual is known as 'Taisho' and is of the male variety and is guessed to be between 30 and 35 years of age.
His natural habitat is the city of Belfast which is the capital of the little country Northern Ireland. If we were to look into Taisho's past, we would see that he was just another bland creature until he came across the wonderous book Monsoon. Though he does consume other authors, his main diet consists of the author for whom his species is named. Wilbur Smith."
"She gabbled meaningless replies to her father's questions and tried to lead him towards the door, but it was like trying to divert a bull elephant from his set purpose. Inexorably, Sean bore down upon the discarded knickers and the canvas where Mark cowered.
At his next step, the silk wrapped itself around the toe of his boot. The material was so filmy and light that he did not notice it, and he limped on happily, one foot draped in an exotic piece of feminine underwear, while the two young people watched in abject terror the knickers' slow circuit of the room."