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Last year, when the Dominator had a Consort, he had his ear marked with a token of his submission to womanhood, in the manner of modern straight men. That is to say, he got an earring.
According to the ancient Hebrews, earrings are a sign of submission instead of dominance. Servants used to get them when they signed on with their masters forever. (Exodus 21:5-6)
This relationship wasn't forever. The Consort is gone. But the Dominator kept his earring, for much the same reason he still keeps a Lynyrd Skynyrd bumper sticker as a reminder of a visit to Alabama. In the Domination of Eiler, we try to remember the past.
Two days ago, the earring stayed in but its clip fell out somewhere, lost forever. The Dominator faithfully grabbed a bit of eraser to keep his earring in.
Today the Dominator found a replacement clip at a jewelry shop for 20 cents. But the jewelry professional said, I can't put this in because your ear is bleeding. Indeed, the earlobe is infected. Erasers are not exactly sanitary.
So now the Dominator has no earring in his ear. By the time the ear heals, its earring hole will probably be gone.
This might be the end of earring use by command staff of the Domination of Eiler. The body has spoken.
Update: After some hours of no earring, the ear looked better. And friends advised, the best way to disinfect an earring hole is to put an earring coated with disinfectant back in. This was easier than expected without a professional's help, because after all these hours, there's still a hole. So now the Dominator has an earring again.
Still, this has made the Domination of Eiler consider its position on earrings. Earrings, like many things, require an ongoing commitment. If they're toxic once, give them another chance. But if they don't work in the end, live without them.
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