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A museum art gallery.

An elderly couple enter, walking slowly while deep in conversation.

He is tall of stature with good posture, much better than the norm for his age group. She is of average height but also walks with good bearing. Both are confident in their steps, which lead them to the hall of statues.

It is a bright, naturally lit room with exhibits around the room and a few centrepieces. They wander around the room,  from one exhibit to the next commenting, pointing out items of interest, communicating positive and negative aspects.

After some time the pause and take a seat on the bench facing one of the highlighted exhibits, a statue of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, beauty passion and pleasure.

She rests her head on his shoulder.  He puts his arm around her, draws her close and hugs her. They look at each other and smile.

Aphrodite is a life-size marble statue - headless and lacking full limbs but, somehow, manages to command the room; poised on her contrasting marble plinth.

They remain in this position for a few minutes as other visitors wander by and through the exhibition room.

After a while she sits up and rises, turns and takes his hands and leads him to the centerpiece.

They stand, regarding her  full breasts and smooth abdomen, the sleekness of the presentation.

She stood on tiptoes to whisper in his ear. He chuckled and whispered something in return. She feigned shock and surprise, while maintaining a smile, and started to lead him slowly around the exhibit.

They stopped to admire its full, firm buttocks and the straightness of her spine.

She took his hand and placed it in the middle of Aphrodite’s spinal column. He slowly stroked his hand down its length and over her buttocks. He smiled at his partner and placed her hand where his had been.

Instead of following his lead her hand explored the statues middle and thigh, as she continued her navigation of the statue. He followed her every move, smiling.

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Returning to the front, she took his hand and lifted it up as if to cup the torso’s breast, but she could not reach it. Letting go her hand, reached up and cupped the pale marble breast and caressed it gently. He drew his partner close. 

She smiled and said something which caused him to smile. He took her right hand and placed it on Aphrodite’s belly, then placed his own on top. Their hands travelled down the statue’s groin and thighs.

The stopped and looked at each other. She gently took his head in both her hands, stood on tiptoes and planted a kiss on his lips. He hugged her and kissed her in return.

Hand in hand they strolled toward  the exit.

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