That's long enough. My patience has worn thin. I went to look through one of the clearways to see if I could see where the smell was coming from but I got a little tangled in the clearway covering. Trying to wrest myself from the grip of the covering I perhaps pulled a little hard because they came down with a snap and covered me even more. As they fell, unfortunately they brought down one of those tall things my 'The Her' puts her flowers in. I hope they're good with puzzles.
At last a key in the lock. I shot across the room and reached the clearway just as it opened. I shot out. "Oscar" they shouted in unison and my 'The Him' tried to grab me as I went past. Last I saw of him he was on my level struggling to get up. I admit I shouldn't have sniggered as I looked at him because before I knew it my feet were feeling warm and the smell was very close indeed. I finally looked down. My feet were black.
The smell was coming from the surface of the road which had been freshly covered in black stuff. I turned and pulled my feet from the road one by one moving back towards the grass of the garden. The heat was leaving my feet but now my pads felt quite hard. They were covered from pads to ankle in black smelly stuff that had been spread across the road. As I got to the grass I lay down and tried to remove the layer of black that had attached itself to me. I went home through the still open clearway and as I hit the wooden floor my pads were tapping as though I wore the Longlegs shoes. It was undignified to have people hear me coming. I went to my 'The Her and expressed my dismay that she would not try to keep me in, and dismay that she did not make more of an effort to keep me in.She as usual feigned indifference to my words as though I do not make myself understood. I'm sure I do.
So, I finish the day sitting by my 'The Her' as she gently tries to soap the black stuff they call tar from my pads with soapy water. This could be a very long job,