do n't worry , i 'm a big boy and i can wait a while . there had always been a sense of purpose to her , but now it seemed deeper , somehow . the lumpy flesh of his lower legs ends in sharp strips which do n't touch the floor . they leave their sofa empty within my eyesight when i laugh then stop . we felt our way into this new body , the way that infants do . maybe the lights just went out or something . '' 