Scorpions like holes. We had to put our arms in the holes to dig out the smelting residues. We always performed critter checks before an excavation, but one morning, I put an arm in and felt a sharp pierce. When I brought my hand out, it was red and already swelling.

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed.

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed.

Flattery is like cologne water to be smelt not swallowed.