the pole spun in place , fuzz swirling around its top , teetered , and plunged . a patrol was coming through here , chasing a badger out of our forest . when you put it like that ... do you miss it ? i think i would have given myself to him . my eyes blinked open and i looked up at him . his white skin seemed stretched across his bony skull . he walked over and pulled the groceries inside so the door could close . the hundred-dollar bills coating the floor painted a clear enough picture . 