:33:01
They ride mechanical beasts
that invoke nausea and fear.
:33:09
They watch their sun
disappear in the horizon...
:33:12
hopeful that it will return
and not go supernova...
:33:15
causing an instant suffocation
and death.
:33:21
They watch moving shadows
in dark caves together.
:33:47
Human females enjoy stories
about one person dying slowly.
:33:53
The males prefer stories
Of many people dying quickly.
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But they stay through
the other's shadows...
:34:11
for it is not the shadows
they desire...
:34:14
but the companionship.
:34:20
And at the end
Of each night...
:34:22
they brush their lips against
the other's once more...
:34:26
and taste the other's tongue...
:34:28
growing closer to true mating.
:34:31
This time, the female allows the male
to touch her bulbous chest...
:34:35
which contains
the infant's milk.
:34:43
But no more.
:34:49
This time she allows him
to taste of the infant's milk...
:34:52
checking for poisons or impurities
on behalf of the child.
:34:58
But no more.