 first?"

"No, it'll be all right. Trust me," he said dismissively. "Seriously..." He led Harry to what appeared to be bathing area with several tubs instead of showers.

"I just had a shower."

"This isn't to get you clean; it's to help heal your wounds."

"But..." protested Harry.

"Look at me. Do I look like I did when you brought me in?"

"Well, no, you don't." Carlos was right. He certainly didn't look like he'd just wrestled a giant sewer mutant. But, how?

"Sit down in one of these tubs. It's a little cold at first, but then the gel changes to agree with your body temperature and it feels wonderful."

Harry did as he'd been told. "What is this stuff?" He was wrinkling his nose at the feel of thick gelatin.

Funny, Carlos thought, everyone does that at first, but later when they hurt themselves they stand in line anxiously waiting their turn.

Harry sat down in the tub, letting the gelatin form around his body, covering it all except his head without a surface ripple. He leant his head back.

_That's right, Harry_, a voice tells him, _let the gel do its job_. He was a feather floating on a cushion of air. _Who needed SensaVision?_ "This is great! What is it? Where'd you get it?"

"Hey, not so fast. Not so many questions. First, honestly, we don't know what it is. We found it."

"You found it? You don't know what it is and I'm sitting in it?"

He started up, but Carlos waved him back down.

"We disrupted a small factory with about a hundred of these tubs and vats. Like most things we find, we study and experiment with them until we find some use for them. We found it soothes what ails you. Seems to have remarkable healing properties. We've even stored cloned parts in there and were able to transplant them days later in perfect shape."

"This is indeed a treasure. I think...I...uh...uh...help!" At that moment his repose ended as he found himself slipping and sliding all the way under the gel. Carlos made no move toward him. He even
first? " 

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 _ That's right, Harry _, a part tells him, _ let the gel do its job _. He was a feather floating on a shock absorber of air. _ Who needed SensaVision? _ " This is great! What is it? Where'd you get it? " 

 " Hey, not so fast. Not so many questions. foremost, honestly, we don't acknowledge what it is. We found it. " 

 " You found it? You don't know what it is and I'm sitting in it? " 

 He startle up, but Carlos waved him back down. 

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first?" "No, it'll be all right. Trust said "Seriously..." He Harry to what with tubs instead of "I just had shower." "This isn't to get you it's to help heal your wounds." "But..." protested Harry. "Look at me. Do look like I did when you brought me in?" "Well, no, you don't." was He didn't like he'd just wrestled a giant sewer mutant. But, how? "Sit down in one of these It's a little cold at first, but then gel changes to agree your body temperature and it wonderful." did as been "What this stuff?" He wrinkling his nose at the feel of thick gelatin. Funny, Carlos thought, everyone does that at first, later when themselves they in anxiously their turn. Harry in the tub, letting the gelatin body, covering it all except his head without surface ripple. leant his head back. _That's right, a voice tells him, _let the gel do job_. He was a feather floating on a cushion of air. _Who needed SensaVision?_ "This What is it? Where'd get it?" "Hey, so Not many First, honestly, don't know what it is. We found it." "You found it? don't know what it is and I'm sitting in it?" up, Carlos waved him down. "We disrupted a factory about a hundred of and Like find, study experiment with them until find some use for them. found it soothes what remarkable healing properties. We've even stored cloned parts there and were able to transplant them later in perfect shape." "This is indeed a treasure. I think...I...uh...uh...help!" At moment his as he found himself slipping and sliding all way under the gel. made no move toward him. He even
 first?"

"No, it'll be all right. TrusT me," he said dIsmisSivEly. "seRiouSly..." HE led Harry to whaT AppeAred to be bathing area witH seveRaL Tubs INsTead oF showerS.

"i jUST haD a ShOweR."

"THIs Isn't tO geT you cleAn; it's to helP heAl Your wounds."

"BuT..." PrOtested HarRy.

"LOok at me. Do I loOk lIke I diD wHen YOu broUghT me in?"

"well, no, YOu don't." carlos was RiGHt. He ceRTainly dIDN't Look Like he'd just wrestlED a GIant sewer mutanT. But, hoW?

"SIT dOWN in One Of these tubS. IT's a liTTle cold AT fIRST, buT Then the gel chaNges to agree WIth Your boDy TemPEraturE and iT fEEls Wonderful."

HaRry dId as he'd beEn told. "wHat is thIS stuff?" HE was wrInkLinG his NOsE aT thE fEEl oF ThIck GElaTin.

Funny, caRlOs thoUght, EVERYone DoeS thaT at fiRst, but later whEn tHey hURt tHemseLves tHey sTaNd in lIne anxIouslY wAiting their turn.

harrY sat down iN thE tUb, lEtTing tHE gelatIn fOrm Around hIs body, cOVerInG IT AlL except his head withOuT A SuRface ripPle. He lEAnT hIS head bacK.

_THat'S rigHT, harry_, A voiCE tElls him, _lEt the gEL dO iTs job_. He WaS a featHeR flOatIng on A CushIon of aIr. _Who neeDed SeNSaVision?_ "This is GReat! What is it? WHErE'D YoU Get iT?"

"HeY, not so fast. NOt so MAny qUestIOnS. FiRSt, honEstly, We DOn'T Know what it is. We found It."

"you fouNd it? YOu don't know whaT it is and I'm SITTing in it?"

he stARtED up, but Carlos waVed hiM back down.

"WE DisrupteD a smaLl factorY with abouT A Hundred oF thEse TubS anD VAtS. Like most thinGS We fiNd, We study And ExperimEnt WitH thEm uNtIl we find sOme use foR tHeM. WE fOunD it soOThes what AiLs yOu. seeMs to hAVe remaRkablE heaLiNg PRopErties. WE'Ve EVEn stOrEd ClonEd pArTs in tHere ANd wEre able To transplAnt THem dAyS lAter in pErfect shape."

"ThIs Is indeed a tReAsuRe. I thiNK...i...uh...uh...helP!" At that moment his repose eNDed as he FouNd himSelf Slipping aNd sLiding All THe way uNder thE gel. CArLos MADe no mOVE tOwaRd Him. He even
 first?"

"No, it'll be al l right. T rustme, " h esaid  dis missively. "Se r ious ly..." He led Harry to  what  a p pear e dto be  bathin g  a r e a w it hsev er a ltubsins tead of  showers.
"I  j ust had a sh o we r."

"This  is n't to get y ouclean;  i t's to he lphealyour w o unds." 

"But... "p rotest e d Harry . 
" Look  at me. Do I look li k e I did when y ou bro ug h tm e  in ?"
"Well, no ,you d o n't." C a rl o s was right. He cer tainly didn ' t l ook li ke  he ' d just  wres tl e d a  giant sewe r mu tant. But , how? 
"Sit d o wn in o ne ofthe setubs .  I t' s a  l i ttl e  c old atfirst, b ut  t hen t he g e l c hang esto a greewith your bod y t empe r atu re an d itfeel swonde rful." 

Har ry  did as he'd be en t old. "Wha t i sthi sstuff ? " He w aswri nklinghis nos e  at  t h e fe el of thick gelati n. Fu nny, Car los th o ug ht ,  everyon edoe s th a t  at f irst ,  b ut later  whent he yhurt th em selves  t hey  st and i n  lin e anxi ously wa iting their turn.

H a rry sat downi nt h et ub,let ting the ge lati n  for m ar o un d h i s bod y, co ve r in g  it all except hishe ad wit houta surface rip ple. He le a n t  his hea d ba c k. 
_That's right , Har ry_, a voi c e tellshim,_let the  gel do i t s  job_. H e w asa f eat h e rfloating on a c ushi on  of air . _ Who nee ded  Se nsa Vis io n?_ "This  is grea t!  W ha tisit? W h ere'd yo uget  i t?" 

"He y , notso fa st.No ts o m any que s ti o n s. F ir st , ho nes tl y, we  don ' t k now wha t it is.Wef ound  i t. "

"You  found it? Yo udon't know  w hat  it is a nd I'm s itting in it?"

He star t ed up,but  Carl os w aved himbac k down .
" We dis rupted  a sm al l f a c toryw i th  ab ou t a hundre d ofthese  t ubsand vat s. Like most thing s  we  find, we stu dyande x pe rim e nt wit ht hem u ntil we find so me use for  t h em . We found itso othes w hat ail s you .  Seemsto have r emarkable  h eali n g  pr operties.We've ev en stored clone d  p artsintherean d w ere a ble to tra nspla nt the mdays l aterin  perfect  shape."

"This is inde ed a t reasu re.  I think. ..I . ..u h...uh... help !" At that  mo men t his  re p ose e nded as  he found  him s elf slipp i ng  an d sl iding all t h e way  unde r t h e gel.  Car los made no movet oward him. Heeven 
 first?"

"No,_it'll be_all right. Trust me,"_he said_dismissively._"Seriously..." He_led_Harry to what_appeared to be_bathing area with several_tubs instead of_showers.

"I_just had a shower."

"This isn't to get you clean; it's to help heal your_wounds."

"But..."_protested Harry.

"Look_at_me._Do I look like I_did when you brought me_in?"

"Well, no,_you don't." Carlos was right. He certainly didn't_look_like he'd just_wrestled a giant sewer mutant. But, how?

"Sit down in_one of these tubs. It's a_little cold at_first,_but_then the gel changes_to agree with your body temperature_and it feels wonderful."

Harry did as_he'd been told. "What is this stuff?"_He was wrinkling his nose at_the feel of thick gelatin.

Funny,_Carlos thought,_everyone does that at first,_but later when_they hurt_themselves they stand_in line anxiously waiting their turn.

Harry_sat down in_the tub, letting the gelatin form_around_his body, covering_it_all_except his_head without a_surface_ripple. He_leant_his head back.

_That's right, Harry_, a_voice_tells him, _let the gel do its_job_. He was a_feather_floating on a cushion_of air. _Who needed SensaVision?__"This is great! What is it?_Where'd you_get it?"

"Hey,_not so fast. Not so many questions. First, honestly, we don't_know what it is. We found_it."

"You found it? You_don't know_what_it is and_I'm_sitting in_it?"

He started up, but Carlos waved him_back down.

"We_disrupted a small factory with about_a hundred of these_tubs_and vats. Like most things we_find, we study and experiment with_them until we find some_use_for_them. We found it soothes_what ails you. Seems to have_remarkable healing properties._We've even stored cloned parts in there_and_were able to transplant them days_later_in perfect shape."

"This is indeed a_treasure._I_think...I...uh...uh...help!" At that moment his_repose ended as he found himself_slipping and sliding all the way under the gel._Carlos made no_move toward him. He even