GR translation: damn him to the knob of that nervous imperial staff

[David Morris]

Knob is British slang for penis head.

On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 9:42 AM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
wrote:

> V324.13-19, P329.3-9   At night down here, very often lately, Enzian
> will wake for no reason. Was it really Him, pierced Jesus, who came to
> lean over you? The white faggot’s-dream body, the slender legs and
> soft gold European eyes . . . did you catch a glimpse of olive cock
> under the ragged loincloth, did you want to reach to lick at the sweat
> of his rough, his wooden bondage? Where is he, what part of our Zone
> tonight, damn him to the knob of that nervous imperial staff. . . .
>
> What does "damn him to the knob of that nervous imperial staff" mean
> exactly?
> -
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