Monday, January 24, 2011

Married Sex #3


Married Sex #3 by Kendall Swan

She slowly disrobed before getting in bed. She knew her husband was already naked under the covers.

She knew he wanted sex, knew she would enjoy it once he was inside of her.

What she didn't know was why she was so reluctant tonight. Lately, in fact.

She felt his eyes on her as she slid under with him. Felt his hand hungrily caress her curves.

She was attracted to him.

She loved him deeply.

What was the problem?

They were only four years into their marriage. Was this how it would be for the next 40 years? 50?

She felt his hard cock rub her thigh as she also felt his finger begin its exploration between her legs. She returned to her thoughts.

Was this the point where sex became work? Or did it just stop as so many married jokes said it would.

She was sufficiently wet and he positioned himself on top of her, poised to enter.

She stared at his face, his eyes.

They were urgent. His pupils were large--there was no mistaking his desire. She wondered if he knew of little tells she might have. If he even cared to learn.

His erect member plunged deep inside, momentarily emptying her mind of its dissatisfied questions.

She felt him slowly pull out, pause long enough for the thoughts to reappear. Only to be extinguished a second time by his cock filling her.

She squeezed him in that moment of emptiness, not realizing that might qualify as participating--maybe even enjoyment.

He lowered his head to her neck, breathed hot air on her skin before kissing and sucking it.

Questions that were fighting for a toehold in her brain scattered away.

Her body temp rose and she reacted immediately, kicking the covers off with her feet while being fucked all the while.

Awareness returned, as it always did with her lightning-fast, out-of-control brain. She attempted to push it away, concentrate only on their physical act.

Her mind twisted her questions from spotlighting their marital inadequacies to why she would go there in the first place.

His pulling out abruptly short-circuited her train of thought.

He pulled out but she wanted more-- wasn't thinking that she wanted more--only feeling it.

He stared at her, impatient.

Urgency and impatience of her own grew as she reached down and wrapped her hand around his thick staff.

Her eyes were open, staring at his but not seeing.

She didn't know anything right now. She only felt that she wanted more. That they needed this to be complete.

She put his tip at her entrance, pulled her hand away and bucked her hips up into him.

He pulled back, but not enough. Her hips stayed with his. She squeezed him, wanting nothing more in that second than to feel him inside of her, all over her.

Her actions, her desperate actions, kept her mind clear.

She violently rolled them over rode his cock with all the energy she could find. She was running away from her mind and its terrible conclusions.

This felt good. This was right.

He gave in and moved his hips into hers at her rhythm.

Her urgent chase paid off and she exploded in orgasm. She felt and did not think.

When her thoughts began trickling back in, his urgency took over and made them subside. His explosion rocked her to another high and she came again.

She pulled out and lay beside him, body and mind empty. When her glow inevitably faded, the only thoughts that reached the surface were ones of gratitude.


The End



Copyright © 2011 by Kendall Swan
Published by Romantic Words Publishing, LLC
RomWords@gmail.com
All rights reserved.


Also available from Romantic Words Publishing:

Copyright © 2011 by Kendall Swan
Published by Romantic Words Publishing, LLC
RomWords@gmail.com

This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, locations, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination, or have been used fictionally. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, locales, or events is entirely coincidental.

All rights reserved.
No portion of this book may be transmitted or reproduced in any form, or by any means, without permission in writing from the publisher, with the exception of brief excerpts used for the purposes of review.


Thanks for reading!


Thursday, January 20, 2011

Pulling Over A Slut 2 by Sid Whiskey




Pulling over a Slut 2 by Sid Whiskey

It had been three months since Billy had pulled over and fucked a drunk slut.  He usually waited longer but that last time with Miss Woods had been so sweet, the best drunk fuck he’d ever had.

He even thought about paying her another visit.  But he knew that wouldn’t be smart.  And he had to be smart about his little, secret roadside fucks.

Once he made the decision to go ahead and take a girl tonight (it was Saturday night, after all), his shift seemed to go along at a snail’s pace.

Billy’s cock rose just pulling cars over.  He got so hard he had to wait a full two minutes before getting out once they had stopped.  His brain knew it wasn’t time to hunt yet but his cock wasn’t getting the message.

He even thought a young punk might have noticed his being stiff beneath his slacks because he got all creeped out halfway through their talking.  Billy turned on the intimidation at that point and made sure the punk’s ticket was expensive.  He would have taken him in, but he blew a point oh two into the breathalyzer.  No DUI, then.  Just speeding.

The end of his shift mercifully marched closer.  Billy took up one of his spots on FM 1161.

After only three minutes, a sports car sped by going at least eighty in the hilly and curvy forty five mile speed zone.  The hills made for great speed traps, not to mention fuck spots.  They also made for great places to show off a car’s cornering and acceleration abilities-- both of which the fast, little car had in spades.

Despite his speed driving by, Billy had distinctly seen that the driver was a guy- not a potential slut who would fuck her way out of going to jail.  This presented Billy with a moral dilemma.

Billy was committed to his job, to protecting and serving the citizens of his county.  Not going after the sports car guy would mean shirking his duties.  As much as he loved his drunk girl fucks, he always did them at the end of his shift.  He didn’t take company time for his side line activities.

But if he took this guy in, which he was sure he would have to do, his hunting window would be closed and he would have to wait another week.

Billy didn’t think he could do that.  Thoughts of wet, drunk pussy flooded his mind and colored his thinking.  He was stuck on the thought of fucking dirty, wet pussy.

He should haul that guy to jail for putting lives at risk just to play with his car.  But his cock had other plans.  As much as he wanted to do the right thing, he knew he wasn’t going to.

Tonight, he simply could not be denied.  Some really fucked up slut was going to get it from him and would hopefully be grateful for it.

Billy stayed hidden in his speed trap spot, quietly pushing away his guilt as he anticipated fucking the shit out of some girl who decided to drive drunk illegally.

The minutes ticked by and Billy’s cock grew harder.  If someone didn’t come by soon, he would  have to rub one off to relieve himself.  His time window had almost closed completely when a large, black SUV drove by.

The driver must have thought staying on the paved portion of the road was more a guideline than a hard and fast rule.  Never mind staying in one lane.

A public service, Billy thought.

He flicked on his lights and paced behind the SUV.  The driver was now trying to stay in one lane but still having a difficult time of it.  After a couple of minutes without stopping, Billy sped up and pulled up beside the SUV.  They were both going about twenty five miles an hour and were almost beyond the hills that would provide cover for Billy to fuck this cunt.

Relief and anticipation spread through Billy’s body as he caught sight of the driver.  She had big, blonde hair.  Just his type.

He motioned for her to pull over and after a few seconds, she finally understood what he meant.

This is going to be fun, he thought.

Billy didn’t waste anytime.  He pulled in front of the vehicle and quickly got out.

Her automatic window was coming down and the drunken, slurred excuses began spewing before he even got all the way to her door.

He let her talk while he admired her tits.  They were big.  She was big.  Even better.  She’ll be happy for it.

For some reason Billy couldn’t explain, he didn’t want to mess around with his explanations tonight.  He just wanted to fuck her holes and maybe cum on her huge tits.

“Turn the engine off and get out of the vehicle slowly, ma’am,” Billy ordered.

His cock was ready to burst out of his slacks.  He had to get their clothes off fast.

When she complied, he shut the door and gripped her arm, dragging her around the vehicles and down the hill.

That’s when she started getting loud.

“Hey!  Wha you thin you doin?” she slurred.

When they were safely in the trees he turned her to face him.  He looked in her eyes--they were half closed.  He couldn’t believe someone had let her drive in her condition.  He didn’t think she even had the wherewithal to be afraid for her life like she should be.

He was only going to fuck her.  But in her condition, if it was anyone else who had gotten a hold of her, much worse could happen.

She was swaying on her feet.  He kept his hand on her arm to steady her and bent down to squeeze and suck on her tit.  Her dress was made of some stretchy fabric and pulled down easily, as did her bra.

She was silent as he indulged.  He didn’t care what she was thinking.  This drunkass cunt was his right now.  He only hoped he could get his fuck in before she puked or passed out.

He stood back up and turned her around.

“Hey youse can’t be doin thiz.  Iz not right.”

He unzipped her dress in the back and got it off of her.  He unhooked her bra and let her jugs hang free.  He squeezed them from behind.  They were much bigger than his palms could hold.

He stepped back a second.  He looked at her from behind.  She was overweight but Billy didn’t care.  He grabbed her panties in his fist and yanked them off.  They made a ripping sound has he tore them from her large body.  She jiggled all over from the violent action.

“I don understan.  Why youse doin this to me?”

He stepped back up to her naked body from behind her and whispered in her ear as he put his hand between her legs from the back.  His other hand wrapped around her over her arm, pinching her nipple.

“Do you wanna go to jail, honey?  Do you wanna do some time for driving in your condition?  ‘Cause that’s where you’re headed if you don’t fuck me right now.”

His fingers curved up into her pussy.  He didn’t know what was going on in her blonde, little head but she was wet already.

“Oh,” was all she replied.

He sucked on her neck as he fingered her.  She was getting nice and sloppy wet from just his fingering.

Billy couldn’t take it any more.  He stepped back and stripped as fast as he could.  The slut just stood there.

Probably concentrating on just standing up, Billy thought.

He turned her back around and as gently as his rock hard member would let him, lay her on the ground.  Leaves and twigs made crunching sounds as they were crushed by her body.

“Now spread you legs nice and sweet for me sugar and we won’t have any problems.  You don’t want any problems tonight, do you, sweetheart?” Billy drawled as he got on his knees and prepared to enter her.

He heard her keep saying no over and over again as he looked at her snatch.  She didn’t shave.

So she probably doesn’t get fucked regular, Billy thought.  His cock grew.

He put one palm down beside her ear and angled his tip with his other hand.

“Now don’t be too loud for me or I’m going to have to stuff something in your mouth.  You understand?  Just sit back and enjoy the ride.”

The blonde slut’s head nodded up and down as she slurred ‘okay’ over and over.

His tip touched the wetness of her slit and he groaned.

“I bet you’re nice and tight, aren’t you, sweetheart.  Big on the outside and tight on the inside.  Isn’t that right?”

Billy plunged his cock inside her and was treated to a nice, tight, wet pussy just like he wanted.

“Oh, yeah, sweetheart, you feel real nice.”

Billy laughed as she smiled at his compliment. He pulled out again and plunged even harder back in.  She cried out.

He kept this up for minutes, willing himself to not cum despite how turned on he was by this dumb, drunk slut.

Her eyes were closed now, and her arms were still by her sides, but he could feel her squeezing him and moving with him.

“That’s right, honey.  Enjoy my cock.  It feels so good, doesn’t it?

She opened her eyes and Billy saw surprise in them.

“Yes,” she said shyly.

“Feels good to fucked nice, doesn’t it?”

“Yes,” she answered with more enthusiasm.

He kept banging her as he bent down and sucked hard on each of her nipples.

Billy was pretty sure she was going to have scratches on her back, but she didn’t seem to notice.  She was getting into it, now.

“Hold your tits together for me, honey.  That’s right.  That’s it.”

They formed two mountains of flesh before his eyes.  Between her cunt and tits, he was getting close.  But he didn’t want it to end, yet.

He abruptly pulled out and hopped to his knees.  A part of him wished he had made time to get the blanket.  He really wanted to see this cunt cum for him.  She would be so grateful.  He could tell.

But he needed release and she needed to sleep it off sooner rather than later.

“On your hands and knees, sweetheart.  I’m gonna fuck the shit out of you.”

Her eyes grew wide but she complied.  It took her a long time to accomplish the task and Billy had to hold her steady throughout.

When she was up and ready to be mounted, Billy sighed, proud.

The two big globes that were her ass stared at him.  Her tits were hanging low and she barely had a waist to grab onto.  But her skin was nice and pale like he liked it and her pussy was ripe.  That was really all that mattered, anyway, he thought.

Billy steered his cock to her bottom hole and purposely grazed her anus.  That would wake her up for sure.

When his tip was positioned right, he grabbed onto her fleshy hips and shoved hard.  Her leaf-strewn blonde head shot up and her back arched in response.  She howled like the animals that must live in these woods he was fucking her in.

That’s all they were, anyway.  Just animals, Billy thought.

Her howling went up and down in rhythm to his plunges.

In and out of her wet, hairy pussy.

He fucked this drunk slut.

And then fucked her some more.

And then it was too much.

He bent over her body and grabbed her tit with one hand while holding her ass close to him as he shot his load into her waiting cunt.

Her wailing quieted down as he slowed to a stop, his cock spent.

He stared down at her fat ass and eyed her rosebud.  If he tried, really tried, he could get it up again to fuck her in the ass.  Her pussy lips were visibly swollen, adding a little life to his tired cock.

I’ll get the next one, he thought.  He knew he was pushing his luck-- not so much from being caught as from her passing out.  He was going to have to drop her at her house without her SUV.  Billy didn’t think he could carry her weight if she decided his passenger seat was as good a bed as any.

He slowly pulled out and went about getting himself and her dressed.  He got her home, still awake, and explained the terms of their little arrangement.  She understood and seemed almost sad to see him go.

Billy liked that.  His mind began to wander, thinking of ways he might be able to fuck her again.

But he caught himself and instead concentrated on ending his shift and getting home to bed.  He knew he would sleep good tonight, having taken that drunk slut off the road and fucked her till she howled like an animal.

Life is good, he thought.  Yes, it is.



THE END




Copyright © 2011 by Sid Whiskey
Published by Romantic Words Publishing, LLC
RomWords@gmail.com


All rights reserved.


Also available from Romantic Words Publishing:

Copyright © 2011 by Sid Whiskey
Published by Romantic Words Publishing, LLC
RomWords@gmail.com

This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, locations, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination, or have been used fictionally. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, locales, or events is entirely coincidental.

All rights reserved.
No portion of this book may be transmitted or reproduced in any form, or by any means, without permission in writing from the publisher, with the exception of brief excerpts used for the purposes of review.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

NAKED Robot


NAKED Robot
By Kendall Swan
Copyright © 2011 by Kendall Swan

Kader arrived at the family mansion unscheduled and late at night. Her parents typical reaction would have been much ado followed by disdain over the choices of young people the world over.

But not tonight.

They were on vacay in Europe. The compound was hers for the week.

She yanked her suitcase out of the trunk and left her sports car at the bottom of the steps. It would disappear at some point in the night, quietly whisked away to its appropriate parking spot in the garage.

Kader fumbled for her magnetic key and after swiping it, froze for the computer to scan her face. Puffy eyes and a red and running nose did not deter recognition. The fifteen foot door unlocked and opened a foot, inviting her inside.

Kader really had no choice but to escape back home. Not after the spectacular humiliation she’d experienced on campus by the one she thought she loved the most in this world.

Liam was everything to Kader. Her best friend, her first love. And despite her best efforts not to fall for him specifically because her parents just might approve of the match, she did. And she fell hard.

It was probably the first time he fucked her. She held him off for months-- making do with her usual mix of masturbation and one night stands off campus. But once he was inside of her, hard and deep, she knew she would need him in her life.

Only, he no longer needed her.

The small, intimate college Kader attended was known for its academic rigors and strong professor-student partnerships engaging in intellectual endeavors. What was less well known outside of the school was that the tiny size of the institution made it a hotbed for gossip and politics.

Liam no longer needing Kader had been known throughout the school for weeks as he bedded girl after girl while still professing his love for her. As was to be expected, Kader found out. Secrets, especially ones involving sex, are difficult to keep in that environment.

Either Kader or Liam had pissed off one too many people. Kader didn’t know which. She was rich, beautiful, and smart. Jealousy and envy followed her everywhere. All she knew was that the day before she and Liam were about to leave to hang out on a private yacht for spring break, she received a link at the same time as every other student and clicked on it.

Images of Liam’s naked body she knew and loved so well popped onto her screen. Sensory overload took over as understanding seeped into her brain.

The dorm room was hers as was the bed underneath the couple fucking on it. Only she wasn’t part of that couple. A small, homely looking blonde she’d only seen around campus a few times had her face contorted as she came. Her voice rose and fell with each of Liam’s thrusts. She was underneath him, hugging him with her legs.

The view was clear, as if chosen specifically. It looked to be from Kader’s bookshelf about four feet away from the bed.

Kader watched as Liam made the nameless girl cum three more times without any effort on his part. Then he came inside her. She watched the whole thing as one watches a car wreck. She was livid and ashamed. Ashamed for being humiliated in such a fashion and for getting wet from viewing the video.

Tears were rolling down her cheeks as she watched from that same dorm room. She couldn’t turn it off until the end, when she saw something that made her feel like she was being kicked when she was already down. Liam had cum inside the blonde. He had cum hard and then he had pulled out. That was when she felt the imaginary kick. He wasn’t wearing a condom.

She snapped her computer shut and hastily grabbed her already packed suitcase. She did not want to be found over this spring break.

In her quiet mansion, the arduous task of lugging her very full suitcase up the grand stairs was beyond her capabilities at the moment. She left it by the door and retired to her room.

After stripping off her clothes, Kader was lying naked on her bed, deciding whether to take a bath when her door clicked open. Too tired to care about being naked, not that she would have much anyway, she simply turned her head to see who was checking on her.

What she saw was...different.

Standing in her doorway was a humanoid being holding her hefty luggage as if it weighed nothing. He looked like a man. Except it was clear, he was not. He set her suitcase down just inside the door and was turning to go. Kader stopped him with the simple order, “Stop.”

The coloring, clothing, and proportions were right. It was the movement. It was just a hair too jerky, barely perceptible.

Then he turned to look at her. It was remarkable how human the eyes looked.

“You must be new.”

“I am. I am the new butler and I will be at your service, young Kader.”

Kader couldn’t help but laugh at both his formality and all of the dirty jokes that kept bubbling to the surface of her mind. Not to mention the fact that he was made to be an age not that much older than herself.

“What are you, exactly?”

Still standing by the half open bedroom door while Kader was still sprawled naked on the bed, the humanoid robot butler replied, “I am the newest model of Service Magic beings, the Butler 4400. I am called Azul.”

“Azul? How exotic. Come here, Azul.”

The robot spoke as he shut the door and strode across Kader’s exceptionally large bedroom to her bed.

“Your father named me. I was given as a gift to your mother. Her favorite color is blue.”

Kader sat up to admire the new creation. They had never had a robot service worker before, although they were not uncommon in her family’s circles.

“What type of processor do you use?”

“The Intelihex 7.”

Kader was impressed. That meant her father had gone all out for this gift for her mother.

Up close, he looked both more real and less so. His skin layer looked remarkably lifelike. His stillness did not. And his eyes penetrated. Kader knew there was no emotion behind their watching, but the action still elicited an involuntary blush from her which brought about an awareness of her nudity and his lack of reaction to it.

“Azul. I need a favor. I need you to bring me a laptop and then I need you to let me look inside you.”

“As you wish.”

Kader became excited with all of the possibilities. She was a mid-level programmer and would surely be able to insert some kind of funny script into her mother’s new butler.

Azul returned with a laptop from her desk, her ‘home’ computer, and set it down beside her on her king size bed. Azul sat on the edge of the bed and plugged the USB cable into a hidden slot on the bottom of his wrist.

Kader sat indian style in front her computer and scanned the details that poured in from the walking and talking humanoid computer that was sitting on her bed.

She paused, thinking of some kind of cute, smartass remark to program as a response to her father in his relationship fields when a new idea caught flame.

She eyed the robot, who sat looking down at the floor patiently while she did her thing. Kader may not have a great lover at school anymore, but it didn’t mean she had to be bereft here at home.

“Are you anatomically correct?”

“No. I have no penis. It was not deemed necessary for the Butler models. Service Magic does produce some anatomically correct models that are made for other, more specific purposes.”

“What would those purposes be?” Kader had asked the question out of habit. She loved making formal people squirm. Azul, however, did not squirm. He merely answered matter-of-factly.

“They are made for sexual pleasure.”

“I see. But you aren’t programmed for that since you weren’t made for that?”

“Correct.”

“I can change that,” Kader whispered under her breath and began typing away.

“Kader, I do not think my programs are to be altered in such a way. I am only to be altered to add to my abilities as a butler.”

Without stopping her programming, Kader replied impatiently, “I will require certain skills from you during my stay here this week. My parents are gone so I am your owner for the week. You will do as I say.”

“As you wish.”

Kader continued typing non-stop for another hour before she finally looked up. She had the basic behavior framework written and now needed to add the specific activities she would like him to perform.

She looked at Azul, happy to have a project to pour herself into, happy to have a distraction from her life. She viewed him with sexual eyes. What would she want from him this week?

Lots of staring. She would almost be able to believe that gaze was real, especially if he were playing with her clit or manipulating her body in some very un-butler way.

Lots of touching. He had his life-like skin. She could exploit that. But no dick. So there would be lots of fingering and heavy use of her vibrators.

Kader put in a ton of parameters. She figured she could edit as the week went on.

After she finished her first draft of behaviors, she loaded them in. It was clear the moment the upload was finished because Azul turned his head to look at her. He unhooked the USB cable and placed the computer on the floor.

He cupped her breast lightly. Kader spread her body out on the bed for him to explore, per his instructions. She had put in a few directions for him to eat her out. She didn’t know about his tongue situation but she figured she was about to find out.

His other hand stroked her skin and moved slowly down her torso.

Kader’s skin reacted to his touch. Yes, this was a good idea, she thought. A great distraction.

His fingers reached between her legs and lingered, teasing her, though she was sure he was not aware of it.

“Is this your clitoris?” Azul asked as he grazed it.

“Ahh. Yeah, yeah, you found it. Be gentle with that.”

“As you wish.”

Kader didn’t know about the ‘as you wish’ reply but soon had forgotten all about it as Azul rubbed gently up and down between her legs. He slipped a finger up her pussy then pulled it out slowly. Kader’s programming was working. This robot was getting her hot.

“Put two fingers in now,” she commanded.

“As you wish.”

Azul slipped two fingers inside her pussy and pulled them out. He repeated the motion slowly, more slowly than Kader wanted. She pushed herself down into his hand faster and deeper than before.

Simultaneously, he was rolling her nipple between his fake fingers. Kader reached down and positioned his fingers and hand so that all four fingers would enter her while the palm of his hand would rub her nub. She grinded against his hand like this for minutes, rising closer and closer to her climax.

She was so close but couldn’t go over. She rode the edge for what seemed like forever.

“Lick me!” she yelled in exasperation.

Azul climbed onto the bed and positioned himself between her thighs. A feeling like warm silk rubbed against her clit. She looked down.

She couldn’t see below his nose but assumed that feeling must be his tongue. It’s not wet, she thought. Her mind didn’t have time to muse on this fact before he put all four fingers back into her, pumping her pussy with his hand. It was shallow, not deep. But there was enough there for Kader to grip onto with her inner muscles, which she did.

His silky tongue batted her clit back and forth and she hugged his fingers from inside and his head on the outside with her thighs. She was almost there. The room became suddenly hot and she knew she was about to come because of this robot. And not from Liam

Liam!

The thought pulled Kader back from the precipice, angering her. Sexual urgency mixed with rage as she bucked her body back and forth along his face and hand. She would not let that jerk ruin this for her.

She concentrated. Focused on the pleasure. And felt herself relax when the sweetness that would start the whole cascade within her made itself known in her groin.

“YESSSSSSS!”

She arched, her whole body tense as she came on the new robot.

Her mind stayed empty for a few blissful moments. When she came to from her orgasmic high she realized Azul had not moved. How nice, she thought. That probably would have shortened my cum if he had.

“You can stand up now.”

Azul pulled his hand from her vagina and brought his face up from between her legs. Both his hand and the lower half of his face were glistening with her juices.

“Was that satisfactory?”

“Yes, Azul. We’ll try something new next time, maybe with my vibrator. Tomorrow morning, I think. But not too early. You may resume your normal program for now.”

“Thank you, young Kader.”

Kader rolled her eyes at the air of formality that had returned with that normal programming. Maybe I shouldn’t just add sexual pleasure duties, she thought. Maybe I should overhaul the whole thing?

That thought made her smile as she drifted off to sleep.





THE END




Kendall Swan
By Kendall Swan
Copyright © 2011 by Kendall Swan
Published by Romantic Words Publishing, LLC
RomWords@gmail.com


All rights reserved.


Also available from Romantic Words Publishing:

Copyright © 2011 by Kendall Swan
Published by Romantic Words Publishing, LLC
RomWords@gmail.com

This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, locations, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination, or have been used fictionally. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, locales, or events is entirely coincidental.

All rights reserved.
No portion of this book may be transmitted or reproduced in any form, or by any means, without permission in writing from the publisher, with the exception of brief excerpts used for the purposes of review.