The puddle was green with a thick, slimy consistency. It wasn’t exactly the grossest thing Rich and Maria encountered on their hike in the wilderness, but it was probably close. Maria had suggested looking for a way around, but Rich was determined to go straight through.
It was like walking through wet glue, but they were both tired and absolutely covered in gunk by the time they got to the other side. As they sat to rest on a fallen log, the slime on their bodies began to feel like it was burning. They tried to use their water to wash it off, but it was too thick and they didn’t have nearly enough water. But despite the pain, they weren’t being hurt...not really.
Within minutes, the burning sensation had stopped, but Rich and Maria’s lives were forever changed. The sludge was some sort of magic that transformed them both -- somehow changing their bodes from one to the other (complete with clothes). Rich now looked like Maria, and Maria now looked like Rich. Rich suggested they could walk back through on their return trip; Maria wasn’t having any of it. Another pass through that stuff might make things even worse...
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