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Slowly inflating a balloon, the latex stretches, tightens, growing with each breath I take as the smoke from my cigarette mingles in the air, creating a dense and sensual atmosphere. While I continue smoking, I exhale a long puff of smoke. With the cigarette still lit, I bring its burning tip directly to the stretched surface of the balloon. The contact is instantaneous. The intense heat of the ember causes the latex to burst immediately in a violent and noisy explosion that makes me shudder. The satisfaction is immediate.