Paaoo

      He felt enormous, heavy; nearly gravitational. He felt as though the pace of his breathing could influence the ocean tides, as though he, himself, in his size alone, was an ethereal satellite. He feared that if he stepped too lightly he would drift into the universe and swing into orbit.      Something inside of him was shifting, growing - living. When he pressed his hands to his stomach he could feel the human fluids inside of him surge, as if the new world developing inside of him was breathing in time with him.      And though swollen, he felt whole for the first time in his life.      Nikolai couldn't really sit gracefully any