Negotiations With God by R W Sowrider & John Box

Author:R W Sowrider & John Box [Sowrider, R W & Box, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy
ISBN: 9781731108791
Google: 9lv6wgEACAAJ
Goodreads: 42902887
Publisher: 6.8 Books
Published: 2018-12-07T00:00:00+00:00

Pompeii, Italy

1 st Century AD

“It is a beautiful day for a dump, is it not, my good friend?” Rowen said to Francesco as the two young men entered the public latrine.

“It sure is,” Francesco replied, patting Rowen on the back. “I cannot wait to empty my bowels with you and all these other fine folk.”

The sun was shining brilliantly upon the open-air, horseshoe-shaped toilet facility located in the city center. It was an engineering feat able to service over two dozen defecators at any one time.

Along the perimeter was a stone bench with holes cut into it every few feet on which to sit upon and do your business. Water flowed steadily underneath, swiftly washing the excrement away.

In front of the bench was a footrest with a small trench of running water to scoop and rinse with when your business was finished.

As they stepped through the entrance, Rowen admired the marble elephant head and ran his hand down the smooth trunk from which water gushed underneath the benches.

The entire city was decorated with beautiful stone carvings and statues which served as ever-present reminders of Pompeii’s culture and sophistication.

“I can’t go anywhere in this city without feeling an enormous sense of pride,” Rowen said to Francesco.

“Indeed,” Francesco replied, as they squeezed past a string of gentleman and overheard a symphony of plops into the water below .

They found a couple of empty spaces toward the back of the U, lifted their togas up, and let out contented sighs as they took their seats.

“I can’t imagine not having this,” Rowen said, unable to wipe the grin from his face.

“Yeah,” Francesco agreed. “If you’re not relieving yourself at an open-air public facility, you’re not living your life right.”

“There’s just nothing better,” Rowen said, briefly able to wipe the grin from his face as a slight grimace took its place while he helped push his business along. “Here we are, united together in a glorious celebration of nature’s most basic of needs.”

“True intimacy,” Francesco said, nodding. “And all the while we get to converse and debate the matters of the day. Anyone not doing it like this is doing it wrong.”

“And not just with our friends,” Rowen continued, surveying the multitude of gentleman crapping in their vicinity. “But with everyone. Regardless of whether one is rich or poor, we come together here as one, all with an equal voice.”

“Indeed,” Francesco replied, pondering this last bit. “While this wondrous human experience is enhanced by discussing politics with strangers …” Francesco lowered his voice and gave a sideways glance at a long-haired, emaciated young man in a tattered tunic. “Perhaps we needn’t hear everyone’s opinion.”

“Nonsense,” Rowen replied, emphatically. “Lending an ear to everyone is what has made this city great.”

“So you don’t think we’ve gone too far?” Francesco asked. “You don’t think that despite there being clear differences among us, that this notion of equality hasn’t gotten carried away?”

“Not in the least. I think we have the perfect amount of equality. In fact, I think that this is the golden age of equality.

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