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196She watched in amazement as he grew smaller and smaller, not just in height, but in thickness too. Within thirty seconds, he was a smooth ball-like thing, shaped like a pear and the fat end about the size of a large grape-fruit. She bent down and lifted it up. He was light and weighed about the same as a grapefruit, too.What had he told her to do? Ah, yes, water. She put him back on the floor, fetched a large jug and filled it to the brim, then went back to him. She started to pour the water slowly over him. Incredibly, as soon as the water touched him, it vanished and the pear-shaped grapefruit began to swell. In no time at all as she continued to pour, the pear took on the form of a figure which grew in size and unwrinkled. She stopped pouring as he stood there, her little white man from the depths of the earth as he said, %u2018Here I am. See?%u2019%u201cYes. Very clever. How long can you stay like that, desiccated?%u201dHe shrugged. %u2018Don%u2019t know. A hundred years, maybe.%u2019%u201cAnd you want me to carry you around like that. Where? In my bag?%u201d She asked.He shook his head and pointed with his bony finger. It took her a moment to realise.%u201cWhat? Inside my vagina. Why?%u201d%u2018I feel your warmth around me. I feel safe, then.%u2019%u201cNo. It%u2019s insane,%u201d she said.He started to shake. His large saucer eyes became wet and tears fell from his eyes.She felt an aching pity for him. %u201cPlease don%u2019t cry.%u201dHe couldn%u2019t stop. He was becoming worse, making a whining noise. %u201cOkay. I%u2019ll do it,%u201d she said as she could take no more of the emotions flooding her senses.He ceased crying and hugged her.The Sink Hole