“My body is hollow, my head is taut.
\nBeat me, I thunder; touch me, I stop.
\nWhat am I?”<\/p>\n
“A baby,” snaps the Thin One, “my turn at the conch.” He grabs it from the Fat One’s hands, holds it to his ear and giggles.<\/p>\n
“Ask me, I reveal nothing;
\nAnswer me, I reveal all.
\nWhat am I?”<\/p>\n
“A door,” says the Fat One.<\/p>\n
“Your turn,” says the Thin One sourly.<\/p>\n
The Fat One shoves his hand in his pocket.<\/p>\n
“Not the pocket again!” wails the Thin One.<\/p>\n
Within it, the Fat One strokes the lone eye they have between them.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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