Under the circumstances, sex came naturally. It was an inevitable consequence of imprisonment. It was a rule-based dance. We did it to pass the time. We’re tinker toys, Henry said, displaying his talent for sardonic wit. We fit together every which way. We never developed jealousies—we didn’t have enough psychological space between us for jealousy. At the root of jealousy is a fear of abandonment, and we had no possibility of abandonment in that place. If Henry and Rose were at it together and I was busy turned the other way licking juice from the wall, I didn’t mind. It didn’t even occur to
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Human will bang under any circumstances.
