*With a few more swallows, Nina slips down into Alger.  All that is left to the outside world is her feet.  Alger grins to himself, and slips her shoes and socks off.  He takes a moment to tickle the bottom of her feet with his tongue, before sending them down with a swallow.  With one last ripple of his throat, Nina slips all the way down, landing in Alger's belly next to a very distessed-looking, featherless owl.*