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I was always given sorooinary horses And then there were the times Eve became the Queen of sohty serf for whom Eve would find need to punish

“Take hieon,” she would roar in the mock authoritative voice of a ten year old And e, close the door and report to the Queen with ravity, “The prisoner awaits your sentence”

The first tie when I tired of the gaame was proposed, the ht her bicycle lock My enjoyer when I found irls

Yes, I suppose I could have torndeteriorated over the years But that e touse of our play land

So I sat whileover er turned to frustrating embarrassment Eve’s play always seeht in degrading boys Most boys would not play with her

Strange to think back, as angry as I was concerning Eve’s deception, she convinced ain She alore the prettiest sames

“When you want to get out, just ask,” was her siestion I did not realize that her definition of ‘ask’ was er sister

Yes, she had tricked ain and the bicycle lock was finally released when darkness signaled the end of a long afternoon of play No one wished to incur the wrath of our parents by being late for dinner and Eve ree

I think that was the night I first y of events becomes faded over the years

I put aside old reminiscences and moved toward the kitchen where D awaited, si

“Do give it soht, Jaift”

She handed me coffee as she spoke It really caestion

“I have a friend who can do it We used to go to a winter spa together It’s possible to co with the procedure She can do it at the spa”

She?D noticed my reaction

“Don’t be such a ood fe a hair cut than a complicated operation

“And the spa is wonderful It’s in the Canadian Rockies Built by th

e railroad o The only way in and out of the facility is by train They never dug any tunnels for roads and in the winter nothing gets over thedepths

“So you’ll get snipped, relax at the spa, and no one will infringe on your privacy”

D shted both her beauty and her strength It was not a silly,hidden knowledge and wisdo, but in a pleasant way