ionforadivorce,butalsoofhispnsforasexualtransformationintoawoman!Istilllovehim,reallyIdo..."Elinagulpeddownhergssofwinewhichhadhardlybeentouched，asifhopingtodrownhersorrowanddisappoiindrink．Dimitriquietlyfinishedhisdrinkandslowlyfilledbothgssesfromthedeter,thinkingofsomethingtosaytoher．Ptitudesaywordsofsotionwereuselessifhewaalkheroutofherdespairingdepressioothinkofafreshapproach．

    "Thereisohingweuseeveryday,evenwhenweareasleep．Doyouknowwhatitis，Elina?"

    "Clothes?"

    "No,wegowithoutclothes,butthisisindispensable.”Elinashookherhead,herexpressionwooden,andshedidn’tseemmuterested．"Itisourfleshbody,Elina.”Shelookedsurprised,buthereyeswerestilldazedandfused．

    "Theexistehingsweuseeverydayisoftenoverlookedbecausebeingsousedtothem，wetakethemfrantedandareonlyawareofthemwhenweareill．Onthesurface，ourthoughtstrolourbody,butorary,ourfleshbodyoftentrolourthoughts．Forexample，whenwearehungrywethinkoffood．Whenweneedfulfillmehinkofsex．TakeIke’sstrangedecisiontoday．Ifyouthinkofitinthistext，asbeingdictatedbyhisfleshbody,youwillseethelogiaturalnessaabilityofhischoidwilloosurprised．Withabeautifulwifewhomhelovesandwholoveshiminspiteofhisimpotency,isitsosurprisingthatheshouldseektogiveuphismalesexualitvandlookforotherfulfillment?Everyonehasarighttochoosehowtousehisfleshbody．Infact,howtotreatone’sbodyisanimportantmotifoflife.”Hestoppedtotakeadrinkandasked,"Now,letmeaskyouthis,Elina．Howareyougoingtotreatyourfleshbody?"

    "Idon’tknowknow.”saidElina，stiltaloss.

    "youtellmewhatyouwanttodomost?"

    "Takeavacation.”

    "Good．Whatisthethinguppermostinyourmindnow?”

    "Love-making．Amanandawoman．"

    5

    Adelightfulmbeginsleasantbreakfast.Novellikedtohaveitinthediningroom,sittingatthetablebytherowofFrendows,lookingontoabedofrhododendrons，withthebrilliantbluewateroftheswimmingpoolsparklinglikesapphiresiance．Ba，scrambledeggsandcoffeeseemedtohaveanaddedfvorwheeninsuchpleasantsurroundings．Todayshewokeupinagoodmood,butthenthememoryofenjoyingthesamefoodatbreakfastwithJoshuasaddenedher．Hewasgooreturn.Suddenlyanunpleasantseappearedinhermindandspoiledhermoodfortheday．IthappenedoumndaywhenshewaslivinginAtntaandhadadesiretowanderaboutatwillinthewoodnds，sleepingaingonlywheired．Thetreesweregettingbare.Brownandredfallenleavesformedathickcarpetontheground,givingheracertainpleasurablefeelingwhenherfeettreadandsankintotheloosesoil．Butthehersuddenlyged．Novelquicklyturnedonherradio,onlytofindthatahurriewasabouttondthatevening．Shehasteeps,eagertofindasafehavenihergerinns．Hurryingon,worriedthatshelterwouldnotbefoundintime,shewassuddenlystartledtoseetheskinnedbodyofasnakeswingingtoandfroonthebranchofatreebeforeher．Snakeshibernateincoldweather,soshecouldnotuandhowitgottobekilledandskinned,butshewasintoogreatofahurrytoptemuch．Buttheimpressionofthisunpleasantseremaihherwherevershewent.Evenintheremotesteroftheearth,itwouldsuddenlyjustcropupinhermemory．

    Shewasinthelivingroomlookingforhershoesiogotowork,whenshesuddenlyrealizedshehadnoofficetogotonow．Afterherhusband

ionforadivorce,butalsoofhispnsforasexualtransformationintoawoman!Istilllovehim,reallyIdo..."Elinagulpeddownhergssofwinewhichhadhardlybeentouched，asifhopingtodrownhersorrowanddisappoiindrink．Dimitriquietlyfinishedhisdrinkandslowlyfilledbothgssesfromthedeter,thinkingofsomethingtosaytoher．Ptitudesaywordsofsotionwereuselessifhewaalkheroutofherdespairingdepressioothinkofafreshapproach．

    "Thereisohingweuseeveryday,evenwhenweareasleep．Doyouknowwhatitis，Elina?"

    "Clothes?"

    "No,wegowithoutclothes,butthisisindispensable.”Elinashookherhead,herexpressionwooden,andshedidn’tseemmuterested．"Itisourfleshbody,Elina.”Shelookedsurprised,buthereyeswerestilldazedandfused．

    "Theexistehingsweuseeverydayisoftenoverlookedbecausebeingsousedtothem，wetakethemfrantedandareonlyawareofthemwhenweareill．Onthesurface，ourthoughtstrolourbody,butorary,ourfleshbodyoftentrolourthoughts．Forexample，whenwearehungrywethinkoffood．Whenweneedfulfillmehinkofsex．TakeIke’sstrangedecisiontoday．Ifyouthinkofitinthistext，asbeingdictatedbyhisfleshbody,youwillseethelogiaturalnessaabilityofhischoidwilloosurprised．Withabeautifulwifewhomhelovesandwholoveshiminspiteofhisimpotency,isitsosurprisingthatheshouldseektogiveuphismalesexualitvandlookforotherfulfillment?Everyonehasarighttochoosehowtousehisfleshbody．Infact,howtotreatone’sbodyisanimportantmotifoflife.”Hestoppedtotakeadrinkandasked,"Now,letmeaskyouthis,Elina．Howareyougoingtotreatyourfleshbody?"

    "Idon’tknowknow.”saidElina，stiltaloss.

    "youtellmewhatyouwanttodomost?"

    "Takeavacation.”

    "Good．Whatisthethinguppermostinyourmindnow?”

    "Love-making．Amanandawoman．"

    5

    Adelightfulmbeginsleasantbreakfast.Novellikedtohaveitinthediningroom,sittingatthetablebytherowofFrendows,lookingontoabedofrhododendrons，withthebrilliantbluewateroftheswimmingpoolsparklinglikesapphiresiance．Ba，scrambledeggsandcoffeeseemedtohaveanaddedfvorwheeninsuchpleasantsurroundings．Todayshewokeupinagoodmood,butthenthememoryofenjoyingthesamefoodatbreakfastwithJoshuasaddenedher．Hewasgooreturn.Suddenlyanunpleasantseappearedinhermindandspoiledhermoodfortheday．IthappenedoumndaywhenshewaslivinginAtntaandhadadesiretowanderaboutatwillinthewoodnds，sleepingaingonlywheired．Thetreesweregettingbare.Brownandredfallenleavesformedathickcarpetontheground,givingheracertainpleasurablefeelingwhenherfeettreadandsankintotheloosesoil．Butthehersuddenlyged．Novelquicklyturnedonherradio,onlytofindthatahurriewasabouttondthatevening．Shehasteeps,eagertofindasafehavenihergerinns．Hurryingon,worriedthatshelterwouldnotbefoundintime,shewassuddenlystartledtoseetheskinnedbodyofasnakeswingingtoandfroonthebranchofatreebeforeher．Snakeshibernateincoldweather,soshecouldnotuandhowitgottobekilledandskinned,butshewasintoogreatofahurrytoptemuch．Buttheimpressionofthisunpleasantseremaihherwherevershewent.Evenintheremotesteroftheearth,itwouldsuddenlyjustcropupinhermemory．

    Shewasinthelivingroomlookingforhershoesiogotowork,whenshesuddenlyrealizedshehadnoofficetogotonow．Afterherhusband