- they are back at his place : two luminescent trails in the fog - from here to there : there being not even so much his place as their presence : at once he pours some wine , she lights a cigarette , they offer themselves , lips to lips : of glass to glass : tipping their blood : sipping : it is the magical moment , for he has no self-control , he has no self-awareness : it is their awareness , their self-control : two bodies merging , slipping into each other , drifting through each other : her not slipping off her skin but rather peeling his : unadorning him , lifting off his shirt as if uncovering a lost treasure ; loosening his trousers ; untying his shoes : it is a singular motion of fascination - each action is one of intrigue , she discovering , but more , he discovering : being discovered !