House of Holes

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Authors: Nicholson Baker
Tags: Fiction, Literary, General, Erótica, Humorous
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Four days, nine thousand dollars a day,” said Lila, calculating. “That’ll be thirty-six thousand dollars for room and board.”
    “That’s too much. I can’t pay it.”
    Lila said, “Can you drive a truck? Because if you look good enough naked I can offer you a half-time paid gig here in which you drive the sludge truck. That’s the truck that drops off the pornsludge after we’ve let it settle in the settling tanks.”
    “Where do I drive it to?”
    “We spread it over fields at the Triple O Raunch, and we grow all kinds of yellow and red and blue cornflowers there. Women walk through the fields after the flowers have bloomed and they get all hot and bothered, and they don’t know that there’s a layer of sanitary pornsludge underneath their feet. It’s a pretty good system. But it depends on how you look naked.”
    “I see. Well, let me take my clothes off.” Wade handed Crackers his Hawaiian boxers, and she tied his penis back with a rough strip of burlap.
    “Good, now I’ll weigh your testicles, if you don’t mind,” said Lila.
    Just then Hax walked in and slapped his head. “Here she goes again, feeling the balls,” he said.
    “Hax, please be quiet and let me do my job.” Lila cradled Wade’s balls. “Hmm, good temperature,” she said, frowning slightly. “You seem strong and resourceful.” She lifted one ball, let it fall, then lifted the other and let it fall. “They’re heavy, and they’re independent. I believe you’ve got naturopathic potential. Your balls are holistic. You pass the testes.”
    Wade asked what that meant.
    “Some men’s come—young men’s come—can develop special healing powers,” Lila answered. “Did you masturbate yet today?”
    “I haven’t,” said Wade. “I was too busy thinking about calling you up.”
    “Good,” said Lila. She opened a wooden box on her desk and lifted out the top part, which held old coins and stamps. Underneath was a folded green cloth with ancient symbols on it. “This is the sacred healing cloth of Ka-Chiang,” Lila said. “I’m going to tie it loosely around your balls. If you wear it for twenty-four hours you’ll develop a crop of new sperm—very, very special sperm.”
    “Special how?” asked Wade.
    “If the cloth works as it should,” said Lila, “your new sperm will have the power to reattach human limbs or heads.”
    “That’s interesting,” said Wade.
    Gently, with her head held slightly to the side, Lila tied the green cloth around Wade’s balls. As she worked its corners into a small knot, the tugging made him smile slightly. His penis grew under the roughness of the burlap and pointed off to the side. “How does the Ka-Chiang cloth feel to you?” Lila asked.
    “Not bad,” he said.
    “Not too tight?” she said.
    He said no, just right. “Burlap tickles, though.”
    “Now,” she said, “you’re almost ready to go, but first you must, absolutely must, empty out the crop of mature sperm in your system, so that you will have a fresh, new generation formed under the powerful influence of Ka-Chiang. Crackers, could you please do a sexy lap dance to help Wade while he gives himself pleasure?”
    Wade made a noise. “You mean I’m supposed to wank while Crackers does a lap dance?”
    “If you’d like to give yourself pleasure privately in a different room you can do that instead.”
    “No, it’s not that. It’s just that you tied this handkerchief on my balls and now this. It’s happening rather fast is all I’m saying.”
    “It must happen fast,” said Lila, gesticulating. “We must clear out the old regime. The old tired ways of sperm must go. The young ones need their room to flourish.” She handed Wade a small jade cup. “Ejaculate your sweet salty hotness in that, if you like. Or in my hand. I’d love to hold your seed.” She held out her hand.
    Wade put the jade cup down. “Maybe I’m too shy to have you watch me,” he said. “Maybe I should go back home.”
    “Crackers,

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