Re: [at-l] Good news for [almost] all hikers...

[kahley7 <kahley7@ptd.net>]

cindi prudhomme wrote:
>Reese's sticks?  What's this??? Fill me in - it sounds good!

A perky orange wrapper.....familiar yet different.
A gentle tug and the wrapper gives way....
revealing _two_ bars wrapped in chocolate skins.

Trembling fingers reach...deciding....hesitant...
the left one or the right???

Your heart begins to pound...blood rushes to
your ears.

The choice made, you bring it to your mouth but stop!
Smell the sweet cocoa with undertones of
mysteries yet to be revealed.

Lips part and you slide the slick bar into your mouth.
The heat of your tongue melts the coating and it spreads
like liquor throughout your eager mouth. You withdraw...
seeking to prolong the pleasure but the yearning is too strong!
The desire too great.  You must have it, nibble it, bite it ....
reveal it's hidden treasure.  Layers of crispy spread with
the food of the gods.  You try to savory but you can't!
Another bite and another and another and another
until......it's gone.

You fall back..spent....yet fulfilled and content
until you remember.....
there were two.

Trembling fingers reach...deciding....hesitant...
the left one or the right???


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