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ar s c h o ol i n C ham berla in :
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T he l o ck er r o o m w as f ille d w ith s h outs , e ch oes, a n d t h e s u bte rra n ea n s o und o f s h o w ers s p la sh in g o n t il e . T he g ir ls h ad b een p la y in g
v oll e y ball i n P erio d O ne, a n d t h eir m orn in g s w eat w as l i g ht a n d e ag er.
G ir ls s tr e tc h ed a n d w rit h ed u n der t h e h ot w ate r, s q uallin g, f lic k in g w ate r, s q uir tin g w hit e b ars o f s o ap f ro m h an d t o h an d. C arr ie s to od
a m on g t h em s to lid ly a f ro g a m ong s w an s. S he w as a c h u nky g ir l w it h p im ple s o n h er n eck a n d b ack a n d b utt o ck s, h er w et h air
c o m ple te ly w it h ou t c o lo ur. I t r e ste d a g ain st h er f a ce w ith d is p ir it e d s o gg in ess a n d s h e s im ply s to od , h ead s lig h tly b en t, l e tti n g t h e
w ate r s p la t a g ain st h er f le sh a n d r o ll o ff . S he l o o ked t h e p art o f t h e s a crif ic ia l g oat, t h e c o nsta n t b utt , b elie v er i n l e ft- h an d ed m onkey
w re n ch es, p erp etu al f o ul- u p, a n d s h e w as. S he w is h ed f o rlo rn ly a n d c o nsta n tly t h at E w en H ig h h ad i n d iv id ual- a n d t h u s p riv ate -
s h ow ers , l ik e t h e h ig h s c h o ols a t A ndov er o r B oxfo rd . T hey s ta re d . T hey a lw ay s s ta re d .
S how ers t u rn in g o ff o ne b y o ne, g ir ls s te p pin g o u t, r e m ovin g p aste l b ath in g c ap s, t o w ellin g, s p ra y in g d eo dora n t, c h eck in g t h e c lo ck
o ver t h e d oo r. B ra s w ere h ook ed , u nderp an ts s te p ped i n to . S te am h ung i n t h e a ir ; t h e p la ce m ig h t h av e b een a n E gyptia n b ath ho use
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