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“Jak ich było pięćdziesięciu, wszyscy byli poetami i każdy wypowie wiersz na cześć profesora R. (który dyskretnie i z taktem dawał do zrozumienia, że mniejsza o niego, poezja grunt). Zawezwałem wtedy kelnera aby mi dostarczył dwóch butelek wina, jedną białego, drugą czerwonego, i obie zacząłem doić! Tymczasem poeci recytowali, R. promieniał, anielskość parowała wraz ze wszystkimi cnotami praktykowanymi w takich wypadkach - skromność, dyskrecja, ale i szlachetność, z uczuciem, z sercem, wszystko było jak wyjęte z najsłodszych snów poetyckich starej ciotki: "piękne" i "czyste". Gdy skończył poeta, ściskano mu dłoń, wołano "brawo!". Ale kiedy na koniec tłusta pindula, niecierpliwie oczekująca swojej kolei, zerwała się rzucając biustem na prawo i lewo, machając rękami, wytoczyła z siebie nowe pęki rymowanych szlachetności, ja mając we wnętrzu czerwone z białym nie wytrzymałem, parsknąłem w plecy Dipie, który też parsknął, ale, że to nie miał komu wsadzić w plecy twarz, parsknął i ryknął twarzą całemu zgromadzeniu! Zgorszenie. Spojrzenia. Ale oto wstaje czcigodny laureat i kropi: że nie zasłużył sobie, chociaż może i zasłużył, ale raczej nie zasłużył, acz cokolwiek może zasłużył... Wzruszenie. Oklaski. Anioł-prezes-poeta dziękuje i zagrzewa... Atmosfera staje się tak wzniosła i słodka, że Dipi i ja dajemy drała najbliższymi drzwiami, zataczają się, pijani w pestkę, w pędzel, w sztok i w kitę!”

“Mary Mallon was born in 1869 in Cookstown, County Tyrone, then part of British-ruled Ireland. Like many of her countrymen, she immigrated to the United States at a young age, where she eventually found employment as a cook. During her lifetime, it was suspected that she has unintentionally (albeit perhaps negligently) infected over fifty people with typhoid. Typhoid fever is a bacterial disease caused by gastrointestinal infection by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi. In most patients, it causes an unpleasant but manageable disease that resolves fully. However, as many as one in twenty patients become chronic carriers, who continue to be infectious for their lifetimes. Mary Mallon was one of the unfortunate few who fell into that category. It is hypothesised today that she contracted typhoid at birth. Her case, which involved prolonged quarantine on North Brother Island for almost half her life, raises complex moral and ethical questions about reconciling the interests of public health with the moral imperative to respect individual liberties and treat the sick (even if asymptomatic) with compassion.”

“Don't see me as a girl. See me as a buddy of yours or something." He cast his eyes downward and didn't look back up to my face. I looked down and groaned. Such a guy. "My buddies don't have boobs, as far as I know." "Because you felt them up to be sure?" I chuckled, against my better judgement. Once again, his mouth dropped open.”

“No." I pulled away just enough to lock my eyes with his. His crooked smile sent shivers down my spine. His eyes were a deep blue darkening more as the minutes passing between us were getting hotter. "I will be the one using you, and you'll love every second, every breath, every stroke and every fucking inch of me," he said, his lips ghosting above mine.”

“He nibbled on my lower lip again and pulled away, his breathing loud and labored. I opened my eyes and met two blue orbs so dark with desire that it almost made me lose all train of thought and strip naked. His lips were red and a little swollen from our kiss. And I'd be damned if I didn't want to nibble on his lower lip, too.”