Page | 13 belly button down below them. And then there were her panties, which hid further spiritual delights. My stupa was accumulating karma at a dangerous rate of speed. At this rate, I was going to reach enlightenment before too long. “Oh…” Perhaps noticing this state of affairs, she grabbed the blanket and pulled it up to hide her body. The goddess had abandoned me. All light faded from the world. A new dark age was upon us… “Is there a reason you look so dejected?” she inquired dryly. “Oh, it’s nothing. I just wanted to take a nice long look at your body in the daylight, Teacher.” “…I don’t think it’s much to look at, anyway.” “Don’t be absurd! Come on, pull back that blanket. Let me bask in your radiance!” “Good lord, you’re certainly energetic this morning… Well, whatever. I suppose there isn’t any reason to be bashful at this point…” Slowly, Roxy pulled the blanket aside. Just like that, the light came flooding back into my world. Yeah, I saw the light, and it was good! I saw the darkness, too; I named it Eros, and the light Apollo. Beside the darkness, I saw a belly button and thighs. I named them Cupid and Amor. That seemed like enough work for the first day. “All right, I think that’s enough.” Once again, that accursed blanket hid the glories of creation from my eyes. Another dark age was… Okay, even I was getting sick of this bit. “Uhm, Rudy?” “Yes, dear?”