By this time there were four clear tracks of tears coming down Williams’s cheeks and he had his hands under alternate armpits and was letting out a bubbling sound. “UP!”, William hestiated, “UP!!!” and up he went, a scarlet, swollen, and no doubt throbbing pair of hands were presented for CRACK!! and another shaking of hands and blowing on them before, ever so slowly, they were presented for the final CRACK!!!.
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