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   Another sunset, another full moon and definitely not another woman. For a moment I stood paralyzed then I slowly put my hands up to Conrad’s face and took hold of his ears. 

   “What in all creation are these?” , I asked in amazement.
   “They are my ears, Liebling. What do you think they are?”

   They were warm to the touch. They were soft and pliant in my hands. “I’ve never seen anything like them.”
   “Do you like them?, asked Conrad as he leaned closer. 
   “I do.”, I said quietly.
   “And do you like me?”, smiled Conrad.
   “I do, indeed.”, I said, smiling back.
   His ears jumped out of my hands. “Then the voyage starts with a good omen!”
   I laughed with delight. I stepped back from him to take him in. “I have never in all my life met anyone like you.”
   Conrad put his hand to my face. “Oliver, we are going to have a memorable voyage on the El Telo.”
   I took his hand in mine. “What does El Telo mean in English?”
   Conrad’s eyes narrowed with his smile. “The hot sheets hotel.”
   Those ears! They blinded me. I was smitten by a pair of ears. This adventure was one shock after another but the good seemed more impressive than the bad. What the hell, if I could die any minute, I might as well go out having fun. The El Telo steamed into the night. Bon voyage.