Norman decided to take another shower. As he stepped under the spray, he made a startling discovery. The bruises which had covered his body were gone. Anyway, almost gone, he thought, staring down at the remaining patches of yellow and purple. They had healed within hours. He moved his limbs experimentally and realized that the pain had gone, too. Why? What had happened? For a moment he thought this was all a dream, or a nightmare, and then he thought: No, it’s just the atmosphere. Cuts and bruises healing faster in the high-pressure environment. It wasn’t anything mysterious. Just an
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