BLACK FIRE ON WHITE FIRE (extract)
“I didn’t quite get it at first. He was tall, stood upright like us, had arms and legs, he could even speak! Of all the animals, he, the serpent, seemed to have the most excellent qualities. We could’ve been a great team, all of us had he not been so envious as to plot against Adam and I, and push me into a trap. Yes, a trap!
You know how these things happen…one day, the serpent and I started to talk about this and that, without me paying too much attention as to where I was walking in the Garden. It was such a nice day, and he seemed to quite like me. I later found out that he actually fancied me and even lusted after me, filthy beast…”