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"I don't like it when it stings,' he said. 'Nobody does."
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"How language is webbed in the senses. Out of sand-blazed brilliance into quirky minds such as his, into touch, taste and fragrance. He thought he'd linger just a bit longer, let the bath take total hold, ease and alleviate, before he put on clothes and entered the complex boxes where people do their living.Nothing fits the body so well as water."

"Why is your skin the best feeling in the world?"

"I don't like it when it stings,' he said. 'Nobody does."
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