{"id":5396,"date":"2018-02-07T08:24:08","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T13:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/?p=5396"},"modified":"2018-02-04T16:21:20","modified_gmt":"2018-02-04T21:21:20","slug":"my-finely-honed-instincts-were-like-a-lynx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/my-finely-honed-instincts-were-like-a-lynx\/","title":{"rendered":"My Finely Honed Instincts Were Like a Lynx"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-24\" src=\"http:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/k-avatar-e1443983846496.png\" alt=\"by Kent\" width=\"81\" height=\"81\" \/>rendered him master of far mightier muscles than his own<\/li>\n<li>and a chin like the toe of a boot<\/li>\n<li>spasmodic efforts to smile<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRouse yourself, my dear girl.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Chinese striptease funeral<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tune in next time part 256 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/b><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/tune-in-next-time\/\">Click Here for Earlier Installments<\/a><\/p>\n<p>My finely honed instincts were like a lynx, but also in some ways like a rhinoceros, making me one of those people whose survival drive <em>rendered him master of far mightier muscles than his own<\/em>, even if they were still my own, and I snapped the handcuff chain. Betsy gasped in orgasmic shock. It was all I could do to continue withholding my &#8216;exotic compound,&#8217; but doing so was essential to my getaway plans.<\/p>\n<p>Fernando had a nose like the shell of a snail <em>and a chin like the toe of a boot<\/em>, and when he scowled, as he did now, the shell&#8217;s wrinkles followed its spiral shape. But, it wasn&#8217;t actually a scowl that he wore. His proboscis writhed in time to his <em>spasmodic efforts to smile<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Betsy, meanwhile, was smiling effortlessly, her eyes lidded in contentment.<\/p>\n<p>Fernando raised his walkie and said, <em>&#8220;Rouse yourself, my dear girl.&#8221;<\/em> He winked at me. &#8220;Over.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She opened her eyes, a languid smile still on her lips. I nearly let my &#8216;exotic compound&#8217; loose when she looked at me like that. It was past time for me to withdraw, from Betsy and this subbasement. The temptation to remain was strong, though. 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