“The stench intensified further, far beyond a bearable pungency, and Kazue began to feel a piercing pain in her temple. The stench swirled through the air, aggressively noxious, as Kazue turned to Misa, who was dazed with fear.”

In this disorientating, surprising, and intriguing story, a strange, organ-like creature is discovered in a styrofoam box before being taken in to be cared for by a family over many years, with ultimately bizarre consequences.