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冉冉 means "soft" as well as "gradually", so I'll represent 冉 by snail mail.
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Robinson Crusoe drank too much in the anthill, so he's unable to receive the letter of dirt that he gets by snail mail. The snail wants to deliver it anyway, so she just staples it to the table next to Robinson.