[But there's something that soothes, almost cossets in his tone.]
The thing about constricting anything [And he works the needle through with a twist, catching her skin on it like a darning stitch] particularly constricting blood vessels, is that the initial process hurts. It hurts when your hands get cold in winter. When I tightened the clamp. But it hurts more when your hands warm up. When the blood rushes back. Why do you think clothespins developed the kinky reputation? What people don't realise is that you only really feel it [Tug and twist] when the clamps come off.
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[But there's something that soothes, almost cossets in his tone.]
The thing about constricting anything [And he works the needle through with a twist, catching her skin on it like a darning stitch] particularly constricting blood vessels, is that the initial process hurts. It hurts when your hands get cold in winter. When I tightened the clamp. But it hurts more when your hands warm up. When the blood rushes back. Why do you think clothespins developed the kinky reputation? What people don't realise is that you only really feel it [Tug and twist] when the clamps come off.