It was so very black, br and curly, rather cute, br I wondered what br if anything remarkable br worth noting it could be. br br I had, in a small fit of splurging, br acquired pillow covers, br and sheets of snow white, br somewhat semi-gloss br and devinely textured br damast-o-silk-o-satin. br br ' The only way to fly', br the salesclerk had insisted, br something akin to flying br had been the order of br the night and every night br since she moved in. br br So, there it lay, as snug br and happy as a lover br who had just woken br from a dream of cotton candy. br br And having duly noted br and understood its right br to rest its sleepy curls br upon my pillow, by my side, br I briefly wondered if she would br prefer Gilette or Wilkinson.