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As I carefully
shaved away layers from the core of a non-descript fruit I spoke to my friends whose faces were
blank. The fruit bore a remarkable resembalance to a
pear perhaps even a
chinese pear if it were a tad more
juicer.
I can't remember the nature of the converstion only it's purpose; to keep my company as I continued my futile task. As I reached the very wet and slippery core someone suggested that I cut the fruit's core in half.
I did as I was told.
From the centre of the fruit I perceived what appeared to be small caterpillars, when I say small they were perhaps no longer than three quarters of a centimetre. The caterpillars had orange translucent bodies with large bulbous brown heads.....