sentence: A woman lays on a table being prepped for ear piercing. sentence:  The person in charge of the operation pierces her ear in two places with a small rod. sentence:  The person applies a cork to one end of the rod. sentence:  The person pushes a different rod through the holes created by the initial piercing. sentence:  The person caps the new rod on both ends. sentence:  The woman shows off her new piercing and smiles.