Close enough to tease...

[scrips]

It was a
tiny,
narrow
thing.
He tried
to reach
it, but it
was too
far, deep
inside
the thin
recess
as it was.
He tried
to force
the
opening
wider,
but it
wouldn't
move.
He
looked
around
for a
stick to
extend
his
reach,
but
there
was
nothing
long
enough
to reach
and thin
enough
to fit. He
cursed,
he
swore,
he
punched
a wall.
Finally,
he
reached
his hand
in again,
forcing it,
scraping
the skin,
then the
meat,
from his
hand,
only
wincing
when he
started
to feel
and
HEAR
the bone
grating
against
the sides.
He could...
almost...
just...
REACH..!