 occupied in intense dialogue, were settled at a rickety table. They remunerated no observance. Another eccentric -planted on a wormwood bench near the entrance- burbled in near silence. Every few seconds, he sipped from a cloudy jug and then grimaced as the mephitic brew slopped down this throat. His head bobbed side-to-side, touching one pointy shoulder blade before bouncing to the other. His daze was interrupted by my manifestation; squinty-eyed, he slurred reprehensible oaths what caused me to flinch.

The salty mood of this sot conveyed the disposition of the lair. Alas, the clime was not an oasis from the oppressive daytime heat. The circulation into this cavity came from the entrance, but the tepid movement of air wasn't robust enough to dissipate the dour fragrance of rotting fish, spilt spirits and liquor sweat. Overpowered by the stink, I held my breath and staggered to the counter for a libation.

The proprietor appraised me with weariness. I did the same to him as my eyes adapted to the weak light. Like playing with a Matryoshka, I pieced his appearance together. He was built like a boulder -round and swollen- with an unctuous sheen to his ashen skin. Indeed, it appeared he'd been trapped in this dungeon since conception!

I sat my knapsack on the bar and leaned against the wood in a casual fashion. Dawdling in pursuit of inebriation is an economical regret. Best to embrace the spirits as a forsaken lover, not with the peck of lips tendered to Mother, but with a malicious spasm of lust.

I pointed at the rumpled fellow near the entrance and ordered: 'A flagon of his potation.'

The proprietor judged me a rogue. 'You have brass?' he growled, wiping hands on a dirty towel slung across his right shoulder.

'Of course,' said I, fishing dengas from my stocking.

He scooped the coins from my palm, counted the change under his breath, and then spun to fetch a jug. Returning, he set the vessel and a glass on the counter in front of me. I thanked him as he left me to it. Concerning my new companion, it would be a friendship borne out of necessity with
occupied in intense dialogue, were settled at a rickety mesa. They compensate no observance. Another eccentric -planted on a wormwood workbench near the entrance- burbled in near secrecy. Every few seconds, he sipped from a cloudy jug and then grimace as the mephitic brew slopped down this throat. His head bob side - to - side, allude one pointy shoulder blade before bouncing to the early. His daze was interrupted by my manifestation; squinty - eyed, he slurred reprehensible oaths what caused me to flinch. 

 The piquant mood of this sot conveyed the inclination of the lair. Alas, the clime was not an oasis from the oppressive daytime hotness. The circulation into this cavity occur from the entrance, but the tepid movement of air wasn't robust enough to dissipate the dour aroma of rotting fish, spilt spirits and liquor sweat. Overpowered by the stink, I held my breath and staggered to the counter for a libation. 

 The proprietor appraised me with weariness. I did the same to him as my eyes adapted to the watery light. Like playing with a Matryoshka, I piece his appearance in concert. He was built like a boulder -round and swollen- with an unctuous sheen to his ashen skin. Indeed, it appeared he'd been trapped in this dungeon since conception! 

 I sit my knapsack on the bar and leaned against the wood in a casual fashion. dalliance in pursuit of inebriation is an economical regret. Best to embrace the spirits as a abandon fan, not with the batch of lips tendered to Mother, but with a malicious spasm of lust. 

 I pointed at the rumpled fellow near the entrance and ordered:' A flagon of his potation.' 

 The owner judged me a rogue.' You own brass?' he growled, wipe hands on a dirty towel slung across his right shoulder. 

' Of course,' say I, fishing dengas from my stocking. 

 He scooped the coin from my palm, counted the change under his breath, and then spin to fetch a jug. Returning, he set the vessel and a glass on the counter in movement of me. I thanked him as he left me to it. Concerning my new companion, it would be a friendship borne out of necessity with
 ocfupied in intense dialogme, were settled cr a rirkety tzble. Theh remunerated no observance. Enotyer excentric -planted on a dormwood hench neqr tie entrance- burbled in nccr simcnce. Zvxry few seconds, he sipped from a cloudy jjg and then grimaced as the mephitic frew slppoed down this jhroau. Hys hsad bobbed side-to-side, touching one pointy shoulder blace before bouncing to the ltheg. His daze was intfrrupted by my iqnifestation; squinty-eytd, he slurres reprehensible oaths what causdd me to flinch.

Jkw swnty mood of this sot conveyed the divpositipn of the lair. Ales, tye clime was not an oesis from the oppresfive daythmz heat. The circulatiob unto jhis wavigt cxme fcom the ejtrence, but ths tepid movwment of air wasn't toflxt enough to dissi[aee the dour fragrance of rotting fish, skilt apirits and liquor swear. Overpowered by the dtink, I hqld my breath and staggered to the counter for a nibatmov.

Tht ivoprkwtlr appraised me with weariness. I did the same fo hpm as my eyes adaited to the weak logjt. Jike playing dith a Mafryoshka, I pieced jis appgarancw togethew. He was built like a boulder -riund and swojoen- with an unctuobs sheen to kis asnen slin. Indeed, it appeared ke'd besn trapped ln this dhvgeon since concdptpon!

I sat my knapsack on the baw and leaied ayainst tfe wpod in a casual vashion. Dawdling in purskit oy inetriation id an economical regret. Best to xkbrace the skirhts as a foxsaken lover, not wieh the peck of lips tznderea to Motheg, but witi a maliciouf spasm of luvj.

I pointed at the rum[led feloow neaf the entrance snd ordervd: 'A foagon of his potatlon.'

Thg lroprietor judgzb ne a rogue. 'You navd bwads?' hq growled, wiphng fanax on x dirty towcl rlunb across his right svoulser.

'Of course,' said O, nishing dgngas froi my stocking.

Ne scooped the coijs frmm oy pakm, sounted the change under his bdeath, and thcn spun to feech q jug. Returnnng, he set the vessel and a glass on the counter in front if me. I thanked him ss he left ke to it. Concesning my new companiin, it would be a nriendship borne out or necevsity with
occupied in intense dialogue, were settled at table. remunerated no Another eccentric -planted the burbled in near Every few seconds, sipped from a cloudy jug and grimaced as the mephitic brew slopped down this throat. His head bobbed side-to-side, one pointy shoulder blade before bouncing to the other. His daze was interrupted my squinty-eyed, slurred oaths what caused me to flinch. The salty mood of this sot conveyed the disposition of lair. Alas, the clime was not an oasis the oppressive daytime heat. circulation into this cavity came the but the movement air robust enough to the dour fragrance of rotting fish, spilt spirits and liquor sweat. Overpowered by the stink, I held breath and the counter a The appraised me with did the same to him as to the weak light. Like playing with a I pieced appearance together. He was built like boulder -round and swollen- with an unctuous sheen his ashen skin. Indeed, it appeared he'd been trapped in this dungeon since conception! I knapsack on the bar leaned against the in casual Dawdling pursuit of is an economical regret. Best to embrace the spirits as a lover, not with the peck of lips tendered to Mother, a spasm of lust. pointed at the rumpled near entrance and ordered: 'A his The a 'You brass?' he growled, wiping on a dirty towel slung his right shoulder. 'Of from my stocking. He scooped the coins from palm, counted the change under his breath, then spun to fetch a jug. Returning, he set the vessel and glass on in front of me. I thanked him as left me to it. my new companion, it would be a friendship borne of with
 occupied in intense dialogue, Were settleD at a rIckEty TaBle. THey rEmunerated no obSErvaNce. Another eccentric -plaNted oN a WOrmwOOd Bench Near the ENtRANce- BuRbLed In NEaR sileNce. every feW seconds, he SipPeD from a cloudy JUg And then griMacEd as the mephiTic Brew slOpPed DOwn thIs tHroat. his heaD Bobbed Side-to-sidE, tOUching ONe pointY SHoUldeR blade before bouncINg TO the other. His daZe was iNtERrUPTed By mY manifestaTiOn; squINty-eyed, HE sLURRed REprehensible oAths what cauSEd mE to fliNcH.

ThE Salty mOod of ThIS soT conveyed thE disPosition oF the laIR. Alas, thE Clime waS not an OasIs fRom tHE oPpResSiVE daYTiMe hEAt. THe circulAtIoN into This CAVITy caMe fRom tHe entRance, but the tePid MoveMEnt Of air Wasn't RobuSt EnougH to disSipatE tHe dour fragrance Of roTting fish, SpiLt SpiRiTs and LIquor sWeaT. OvErpowerEd by the STinK, I HELD mY breath and staggereD tO THe Counter fOr a libATiOn.

tHe propriEtOr aPpraISEd me wIth wEArIness. I diD the saME tO hIm as my eYeS adaptEd To tHe wEak liGHt. LiKe playIng with a matryOShka, I pieced his APpearance togeTHeR. hE wAS buiLt lIke a boulder -RounD And sWollEN- wIth AN unctUous sHeEN tO His ashen skin. Indeed, iT aPpeareD he'd bEen trapped in tHis dungeon SINCe concepTion!

i SaT My knapsack on thE bar aNd leaned agAInst the wOod in A casual fAshion. DawDLIng in purSuiT of IneBriATIoN is an economicAL RegrEt. best to eMbrAce the sPirIts As a ForSaKen lover, nOt with thE pEcK oF lIps TendeREd to MothEr, But WiTh a MalicIOus spaSm of lUst.

I PoInTEd aT the rumPLeD FElloW nEaR the EntRaNce anD ordERed: 'a flagon Of his potaTioN.'

the pRoPrIetor juDged me a rogue. 'YOu Have brass?' hE gRowLed, wipING hands on A dirty towel slung across hIS right sHouLder.

'OF couRse,' said I, fIshIng denGas FRom my sTockinG.

He scOoPed THE coinS FRoM my PaLm, counted tHE ChaNge unDeR his Breath, aNd then spun to fetch a JUg. REturning, he set The VessEL AnD a gLAsS On tHe COunTER in front of me. I thAnked him as He LEfT me to it. ConCErnInG my new cOmpanioN, it woULd be a frIendship bOrne out of NeCessITY wiTh
 occupied in intense dialo gue, weresettl edatarick etytable. They re m uner ated no observance. An other  e c cent r ic  -pla nted on aw o rmw oo dben ch ne ar th e e ntrance - burbledinne ar silence.E ve ry few sec ond s, he sipped  fr om a c lo udy jug a ndthengrimac e d as t he mephit ic brew s l opped d o w nthis  throat. His head bo b bed side-to-si de, to uc h in g one  po inty shoul de r bla d e befor e  b o u n cin g  to the other . His dazew asinterr up ted by mymanif es t ati on; squinty -eye d, he slu rred r e prehens i ble oat hs wha t c aus ed m e  t ofli nc h .
T he  sa l tymood ofth is  sotconv e y e d  the  di spos ition  of the lair.  Al as,t heclime  wasnotan  oasi s from  theop pressive daytim e he at. The c irc ul ati on  into this c avi tycame fr om thee ntr an c e ,  b ut the tepid movem en t of  air was n't ro b us te nough to  d iss ipat e the d ourf ra grance o f rott i ng  f ish, sp il t spir it s a ndliquo r  swe at. Ov erpowere d byt he stink, I he l d my breath a n ds t ag g ered  to  the counte r fo r  a l ibat i on .
T he pr oprie to r  a p praised me with wea ri ness.I did  the same tohim as mye y e s adapte d to th e  weak light. L ike p laying wit h  a Matry oshka , I piec ed his ap p e arance t oge the r.Hew a sbuilt like ab o ulde r-roundand  swolle n-wit h a n u nc tuous she en to hi sas he nski n. In d eed, itap pea re d h e'd b e en tra ppedin t hi sd ung eon sin c ec o ncep ti on !

I  sa tmy kn apsa c k o n the b ar and le ane d  aga in st  the wo od in a casua lfashion. D aw dli ng inp u rsuit of  inebriation is an econ o mical r egr et. B estto embrac e t he spi rit s  as aforsak en lo ve r,n o t wit h th e p ec k of lipst e nde red t oMoth er, but  with a maliciouss pas m of lust.

I  po inte d at  th e  r u mpl ed fel l o w near the entr ance and o rd e re d: 'A flag o n o fhis pot ation.' 

The proprie tor judge d me a ro gu e. ' Y o u h ave brass? ' he gro wled, wip i ng ha n ds  on a  di rty to we l s lungacross his  righ t shou ld er.

' Of co ur se,' sai d I, fishing dengas fro m my s tocki ng. 

He scoo ped the  coins fr om m y palm, co unt edthe c han g e und er h i sbre a th, a nd t h en spun t o  f etc h ajug. Return i n g , h e set  th e  vesse l an d a glass on thec ounter in fron t of m e.I t h anke dhim as he left  me  t o it. Conc er ning my new  compani on ,  it w ould b e a fr iendshi p bo r ne out  ofnec essity wi th
 occupied_in intense_dialogue, were settled at_a rickety_table._They remunerated_no_observance. Another eccentric_-planted on a_wormwood bench near the_entrance- burbled in_near_silence. Every few seconds, he sipped from a cloudy jug and then grimaced as_the_mephitic brew_slopped_down_this throat. His head bobbed_side-to-side, touching one pointy shoulder_blade before_bouncing to the other. His daze was interrupted_by_my manifestation; squinty-eyed,_he slurred reprehensible oaths what caused me to flinch.

The_salty mood of this sot conveyed_the disposition of_the_lair._Alas, the clime was_not an oasis from the oppressive_daytime heat. The circulation into this_cavity came from the entrance, but the_tepid movement of air wasn't robust_enough to dissipate the dour_fragrance of_rotting fish, spilt spirits and_liquor sweat. Overpowered_by the_stink, I held_my breath and staggered to the_counter for a_libation.

The proprietor appraised me with weariness._I_did the same_to_him_as my_eyes adapted to_the_weak light._Like_playing with a Matryoshka, I pieced_his_appearance together. He was built like a_boulder -round and swollen-_with_an unctuous sheen to_his ashen skin. Indeed, it_appeared he'd been trapped in this_dungeon since_conception!

I sat_my knapsack on the bar and leaned against the wood in_a casual fashion. Dawdling in pursuit_of inebriation is an_economical regret._Best_to embrace the_spirits_as a_forsaken lover, not with the peck of_lips tendered_to Mother, but with a malicious_spasm of lust.

I pointed_at_the rumpled fellow near the entrance_and ordered: 'A flagon of his_potation.'

The proprietor judged me a_rogue._'You_have brass?' he growled, wiping_hands on a dirty towel slung_across his right_shoulder.

'Of course,' said I, fishing dengas from_my_stocking.

He scooped the coins from my_palm,_counted the change under his breath,_and_then_spun to fetch a jug._Returning, he set the vessel and_a glass on the counter in front of me._I thanked him_as he left me to_it._Concerning_my new companion, it would be a friendship borne out_of necessity_with