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and hailed us
to stop. He took one look at our clothes, then smiled.
"I guess it's happened to you too!" He laughed.
We looked at each other and asked him if he'd experienced it the same way
we had.
"Hell yes!" Tom said. "Since early this morning. My wife and I can't get
near each other without screwing our brains out. You been into town?"
We explained what we saw of the town, and Tom whistled, shaking his head.
"I'll bet there'll be some might embarrassed people at church services on
Sunday." He said. "And some mighty loud preaching."
"I dunno..." I said thoughtfully. Lena and Tom looked at me and I broke
out into a wide grin. "I saw Parson Roberts with some blonde down by Mason's
hardware store, and he didn't appear to be...um...preaching."
We all laughed, knowing that Parson Roberts' wife had hair that was as
black as coal. Tom told us that he thought it was the effect of the twin
moons, their orbits lining up just now. We parted, leaving Tom to try to do
his work, and continued home.
The day was getting hot again, but our torn clothes kept us from feeling
soggy. Finally, as we entered our little valley, I suggested that we dispense
with the clothes until we got home in another 5 kilometers. Lena doffed her
dress, and I shucked my pants. We cuddled as we c
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