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33me.%u201d%u201cCome on. I%u2019ll bloody show you,%u201d she said, still highly emotional and standing up.%u201cShow me?%u201d he asked.%u201cYes.%u201d Grace answered. %u201cTake me to your worms.%u201dThey were outside again, standing in front of David%u2019s composter/fertiliser maker. %u201cOkay. Now I am going to open this door and pull the wormery draw out to show you the worms. I%u2019ll explain first. These are a mixture of a few earth worms I found in the garden and cultivated ones from a supplier: Tiger worms and Yorkshire worms. The Tiger worms are the striped ones,%u201d he said.%u201cFine. Can we just open the bloody drawer and pull the tray out.%u201d She told him.He put out his hand, opened the door, and slowly pulled the worm tray out, then looked up at her. She was visibly shivering.%u201cSee,%u201d she said firmly. %u201cI%u2019m not fainting now, am I?%u201d%u201cNo. Well done. Can I put my hands in and lift some of the dirt and debris up to show you the worms close-up.%u201d he asked her.She stared at him, closed her eyes for a few seconds, opened them again, took a huge breath and said, %u201cYou%u2019re testing me. Go on then if you must.%u201dShe watched, trying hard to hold herself together, as he dug his hands in, cupped them, and took out a pile of earth and debris with worms wriggling and looping actively in it.He held his hands up close to her face.Elaine held herself together as he said, %u201cI know how you feel right now. Of all the creatures on God%u2019s earth, these revolted and disgusted Spider