The Fire Bath at the End of the World
May 12th 2015 The sensation of a bath getting hotter by the second rather than cooler is psychologically invigorating.
The scolding water trickles from a board under my bum and up the sides of the tub. Like a frog slowly coming to a boil, I acclimate to the increasing of temperature.
How much more can I stand it? I think to myself.
I smile at the challenge, but I know I am not capable of boiling alive. Just
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