 found the result invigorating, but offering only temporary relief for his battered and burned body. Water alone was not enough to remove the sticky sludge. Some of it had burned deep into his skin. It seemed the burning would never cease.

"Here, use some of this," Carlos said. Although bruised and battered, amazingly, he looked much better after his ordeal. He tossed him a bar of a white waxy substance. "Just get it wet and rub it on your body until it suds up. It'll help remove the tar."

Harry put it up to his nose and sniffed. The bar had an unusual but not unpleasant odor. He touched it to his tongue. That was a mistake. How awful! He sputtered and spat several times, then tried to rinse his mouth out before he retched, all the while Carlos laughed.

"Well, I'm glad you're feeling better," Harry said sarcastically. "What is this stuff?"

"Don't you know? With all your historic trivia, I thought you'd known soap if you saw...er...tasted it." Carlos grinned and for the first time he seemed more of a friend than a captor.

"Soap?"

"Soap. For cleaning only, not eating."

"It seems to be working."

Carlos tried to be serious and placed his hand on Harry's shoulder. "Don't worry, you'll survive. We always do."

"Ow! Ow!" Harry cried out as he rubbed soap onto one of his abrasions.

"Oh, you big baby," Carlos laughed. "I'm sorry, I can't help it. You look so pathetic."

"Gee, thanks," said Harry, not at all amused.

"It's just soap. It'll cleanse your wound. It'll only sting for a minute or two."

"Thanks. Guess it's for my own good."

"Listen. On some things here, it's okay for you to be in charge of your own 'good.' Thought you might like to know..." he said as he grabbed a towel hanging outside the shower spray.

He turned back to Harry with a smile. "Oh, by the way, this is a community shower. It might get a little crowded in here in a minute or two. We don't like to waste our precious water."

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found the result invigorating, but offering merely impermanent relief for his battered and burned consistency. Water alone was not adequate to remove the sticky sludge. Some of it had burned deeply into his hide. It seemed the electrocution would never cease. 

 " Here, use some of this, " Carlos say. Although bruised and battered, amazingly, he looked much better after his ordeal. He flip him a bar of a white waxy substance. " barely get it wet and rub it on your body until it froth up. It'll help murder the tar. " 

 Harry put it up to his nose and sniff. The bar had an unusual but not unpleasant odor. He touched it to his tongue. That was a mistake. How awful! He sputtered and spat several times, then tried to rinse his mouth out before he retched, all the while Carlos laughed. 

 " Well, I'm beaming you're feel better, " Harry say sarcastically. " What is this material? " 

 " Don't you sleep together? With all your historic trivia, I thought you'd know soap if you saw... er... tasted it. " Carlos grinned and for the first meter he seemed more of a friend than a captor. 

 " Soap? " 

 " Soap. For cleaning only, not eating. " 

 " It seems to be work. " 

 Carlos tried to be serious and placed his hand on Harry's shoulder. " Don't concern, you'll survive. We constantly serve. " 

 " Ow! Ow! " Harry cried out as he rubbed soap onto one of his abrasions. 

 " Oh, you big child, " Carlos laughed. " I'm sorry, I can't help it. You look so pathetic. " 

 " Gee, thanks, " said Harry, not at all amused. 

 " It's precisely soap. It'll cleanse your wound. It'll only sting for a moment or two. " 

 " Thanks. Guess it's for my own commodity. " 

 " Listen. On some things here, it's okay for you to be in charge of your own' beneficial.' Thought you might like to sleep together... " he said as he catch a towel hanging outside the exhibitor spray. 

 He turned back to Harry with a smile. " Oh, by the way, this is a community exhibitor. It might get a little crowded in here in a minute or two. We don't like to lay waste to our precious water. " 

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 foknd the result invigoratlng, but offering only txmporarg relief for his battered and burned bidy. Wqter alone was not enojgh to relove the stirky sludge. Some of it had burnsf dezp into his skin. It seemed the burning wmuud never cease.

"Here, use some of this," Cwrlos ssif. Although bruysed wnd gattered, amazingly, he looked much getter efter his ordeak. He tossed him a bar of a whihe waxy substance. "Uust get it wet qnd rub it ov your bodj until it auds up. It'll help remove the taf."

Harrv put it up ti hlv nose and wniffvd. The bar had an unuvual buy not unpleasakt odmr. Ye touched it to his vongue. That was a miftake. How acful! He sputtered and spat sgveran tiows, gheh vrisd to ginae his moufh out befoee he retched, all tne qhile Carlos maugheq.

"Wqll, I'm glad you're feeling better," Harry vais sarcastically. "What is this stuff?"

"Don't you kjow? With wll your historic trivia, I thought you'd known soa[ if boj scq...er...tarref it." Carlos grinned and for the first time he aetmec more of a frlend than a captor.

"Xowp?"

"Xjap. For cleankng only, hot eating."

"It seems to be rorkibg."

Carlos uried to be serious and placed hus hand on Hcrrt's shoulder. "Don't wlrry, you'll rurvove. Wr always do."

"Ow! Ow!" Harry eried kut as he rkbbed soal onto one of his abgasimns.

"Oh, you big baby," Carlos jaughed. "I'n soxry, I cav't hglp it. Rou look sl patmatic."

"Gee, thanks," saif Harty, not at all amksed.

"It's just soap. It'll cleanse bpur wound. It'kl onny sting for s minute or tro."

"Thanks. Guess it's fox my odn good."

"Lisnen. On soke things hqre, it's okay xlr you to be in charde od yoyr own 'euod.' Thought yoi might lpkt to know..." ye said as he grabned a fowel hanging obusiee the shower slrah.

He tlrnxd basn to Harry whth x soole. "Of, by tht wcy, thix is a community shofer. Jt might get a litylc crowded in here in a minute pr two. We don't likt to weste onr previoos water."

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found the result invigorating, but offering only for battered and body. Water alone the sludge. Some of had burned deep his skin. It seemed the burning never cease. "Here, use some of this," Carlos said. Although bruised and battered, he looked much better after his ordeal. He tossed him a bar of white substance. get wet and rub it on your body until it suds up. It'll help remove the tar." put it up to his nose and sniffed. bar had an unusual not unpleasant odor. He touched to tongue. That a How He sputtered and several times, then tried to rinse his mouth out before he retched, all the while Carlos laughed. I'm glad better," Harry sarcastically. is stuff?" "Don't you all your historic trivia, I thought if you saw...er...tasted it." Carlos grinned and for first time seemed more of a friend than captor. "Soap?" "Soap. For cleaning only, not eating." seems to be working." Carlos tried to be serious and placed his hand on Harry's worry, you'll survive. We do." "Ow! Ow!" cried as rubbed onto one his abrasions. "Oh, you big baby," Carlos laughed. "I'm sorry, I help it. You look so pathetic." "Gee, thanks," said Harry, all "It's just soap. cleanse your wound. It'll sting a minute or two." it's my On things it's okay for you be in charge of your 'good.' Thought you might as he grabbed a towel hanging outside the spray. He turned back to Harry with smile. "Oh, by the way, this is a community shower. It might a little here in a minute or two. We don't to waste our precious Not
 found the result invigoratinG, but offeriNg onlY teMpoRaRy reLief For his battered ANd buRned body. Water alone was nOt enoUgH To reMOvE the sTicky slUDgE. sOme Of It Had BuRNeD deep IntO his skiN. It seemed tHe bUrNing would nevER cEase.

"Here, usE soMe of this," CarlOs sAid. AltHoUgh BRuiseD anD battEred, amAZingly, He looked mUcH Better AFter his ORDeAl. He Tossed him a bar of a wHItE Waxy substance. "JUst get It WEt AND ruB it On your body UnTil it SUds up. It'LL hELP RemOVe the tar."

Harry Put it up to hiS NosE and snIfFed. tHe bar hAd an uNuSUal But not unpleAsanT odor. He toUched iT To his toNGue. That Was a miStaKe. HOw awFUl! he SpuTtERed ANd SpaT SevEral timeS, tHeN trieD to rINSE His mOutH out BeforE he retched, all The WhilE carLos laUghed.

"well, i'm Glad yOu're feEling BeTter," Harry said saRcasTically. "WhAt iS tHis StUff?"

"DoN'T you knOw? WIth All your HistoriC TriViA, i THoUght you'd known soap iF yOU SaW...er...tasteD it." CarLOs GrINned and fOr The FirsT TIme he SeemED mOre of a frIend thAN a CaPtor.

"SoaP?"

"SOap. For ClEanIng Only, nOT eatIng."

"It sEems to be WorkiNG."

Carlos tried to BE serious and plACeD HIs HAnd oN HaRry's shouldeR. "Don'T WorrY, you'LL sUrvIVe. We aLways Do."

"oW! OW!" harry cried out as he ruBbEd soap Onto oNe of his abrasiOns.

"Oh, you biG BABy," Carlos LaugHEd. "i'M sorry, I can't helP it. YoU look so patHEtic."

"Gee, tHanks," Said HarrY, not at all AMUsed.

"It's jUst SoaP. It'Ll cLEAnSe your wound. It'LL Only StIng for a MinUte or twO."

"ThAnkS. GuEss It'S for my own Good."

"ListEn. on SoMe ThiNgs heRE, it's okay FoR yoU tO be In chaRGe of yoUr own 'Good.' thOuGHt yOu might LIkE TO knoW..." hE sAid aS he GrAbbed A towEL haNging ouTside the sHowER sprAy.

he Turned bAck to Harry witH a Smile. "Oh, by tHe Way, This is A COmmunity Shower. It might get a little CRowded iN heRe in a MinuTe or two. We Don'T like tO waSTe our pReciouS wateR."

NOt
 found the result invigora ting, butoffer ing  on ly  tem pora ry relief forh is b attered and burned bod y. Wa te r  alo n ewas n ot enou g ht o  re mo ve  th es ti cky s lud ge. Som e of it ha d b ur ned deep int o  h is skin. I t s eemed the bu rni ng wou ld  ne v er ce ase .

"H ere, u s e some  of this, "C arloss aid. Al t h ou gh b ruised and batter e d, amazingly, helooked  m u ch b ett erafter hisor deal. He toss e dh i m  ab ar of a white  waxy subst a nce . "Jus tget it wet  andru b  it  on your bo dy u ntil it s uds up .  It'llh elp rem ove th e t ar. "

H a rr yput  i t  up to  hi s  no se and s ni ff ed. T he b a r h ad a n u nusu al bu t not unpleas ant  odo r . H e tou chedit t ohis t ongue.  That  w as a mistake. H ow a wful! Hespu tt ere dand s p at sev era l t imes, t hen tri e d t or i n se  his mouth out bef or e he  retched , allt he  w h ile Carl os  la ughe d . 

"We ll,I 'm  glad yo u're f e el in g bette r, " Harr ysai d s arcas t ical ly. "W hat is t his s t uff?"

"Don'ty ou know? With al l yo u r hi sto ric trivia,  I t h ough t yo u 'd  kn o wn so ap if  y o us aw...er...tasted it ."  Carlo s gri nned and forthe firstt i m e he see medm or e  of a friend t han a  captor.
" Soap?"
"Soap . For cl eaning on l y , not ea tin g." 

" Its e em s to be worki n g ."
Ca rlos tr ied  to beser iou s a ndpl aced hishand onHa rr y' ssho ulder .  "Don'two rry ,you 'll s u rvive.  We a lway sdo . "
"Ow! Ow ! "H a rrycr ie d ou t a she ru bbed soa p ontoone of hi s a b rasi on s. 

"Oh,you big baby, "Carlos lau gh ed.  "I'ms o rry, I c an't help it. You looks o pathe tic ."

" Gee,  thanks,"  sa id Har ry, not at  all a mused .
"I t ' s jus t so ap.  I t'll clean s e  yo ur wo un d. I t'll on ly sting for a min u teor two."

"Th ank s. G u e ss  it ' sf ormy own g ood."

"Listen.  On some t hi n gs  here, it' s  ok ay  for yo u to be  in c h arge of  your own  'good.'Th ough t you  might lik e to kno w..." hes aid a s  h e gra bbe d a to we l h angin g outs i dethe s howersp ray.
He tu rn ed backto Harry with a smile."Oh, b y the  wa y, this i s a com munity sh ower . It might  ge t a  litt lec rowde d in he rei n a m inut e  or two.W edon ' t  l ike to wast e o urpreci ous water. "

N ot
 found_the result_invigorating, but offering only_temporary relief_for_his battered_and_burned body. Water_alone was not_enough to remove the_sticky sludge. Some_of_it had burned deep into his skin. It seemed the burning would never cease.

"Here,_use_some of_this,"_Carlos_said. Although bruised and battered,_amazingly, he looked much better_after his_ordeal. He tossed him a bar of a_white_waxy substance. "Just_get it wet and rub it on your body_until it suds up. It'll help_remove the tar."

Harry_put_it_up to his nose_and sniffed. The bar had an_unusual but not unpleasant odor. He_touched it to his tongue. That was_a mistake. How awful! He sputtered_and spat several times, then_tried to_rinse his mouth out before_he retched, all_the while_Carlos laughed.

"Well, I'm_glad you're feeling better," Harry said_sarcastically. "What is_this stuff?"

"Don't you know? With all_your_historic trivia, I_thought_you'd_known soap_if you saw...er...tasted_it."_Carlos grinned_and_for the first time he seemed_more_of a friend than a captor.

"Soap?"

"Soap. For_cleaning only, not eating."

"It_seems_to be working."

Carlos tried_to be serious and placed_his hand on Harry's shoulder. "Don't_worry, you'll_survive. We_always do."

"Ow! Ow!" Harry cried out as he rubbed soap onto_one of his abrasions.

"Oh, you big_baby," Carlos laughed. "I'm_sorry, I_can't_help it. You_look_so pathetic."

"Gee,_thanks," said Harry, not at all amused.

"It's_just soap._It'll cleanse your wound. It'll only_sting for a minute_or_two."

"Thanks. Guess it's for my own_good."

"Listen. On some things here, it's_okay for you to be_in_charge_of your own 'good.' Thought_you might like to know..." he_said as he_grabbed a towel hanging outside the shower_spray.

He_turned back to Harry with a_smile._"Oh, by the way, this is_a_community_shower. It might get a_little crowded in here in a_minute or two. We don't like to waste our_precious water."

Not