At about the twenty foot level, the sloping, pyramid shape of fitted granite blocks stepped back two feet and the round chimney or flue rose within th... ziggurat. Near the top, on the bank side, another arch of dressed stone led to the opening where the massive furnace would be charged by the sweating fillers. Soon a short, strong wooden bridge connected the stack to the bank, where the coal shed, the two-wheeled barrows and the ore trucks waited.MacCorm, still on crutches and putting very. We're just going to get relaxed, not totally fucked up."Shari and Mitzi came back into the room. We had smoked up, then Mitzi said her face was hardening, so Shari took her in to wash it.And make her up.Mitzi and Shari both looked great. Mitzi's makeup accentuated her exotic looks, and Shari had also accentuated her own almond- shaped eyes.Shari pushed Mitzi onto the couch beside me."I look crappy," Shari complained. "I'll be back in a minute."Mitzi looked over at me and shrugged."I hope she. . . fuh . . . fuh . . . f-flashback, I think.’ I let go of the cold, hard porcelain, rolled to my knee and then stood up shaking. ‘I guess that’s what it was. I’ve heard the old ‘Nam vets tell about them and I thought they were exaggerating. They weren’t, God help me!’ I flushed that great dinner, probably lunch, breakfast and part of my soul down the sewer, washed my face and, clinging to my wife, climbed into bed. I think I must have curled up into a fetal position and I know I started to. . A casual knit dress clean panties,padded bra and slip. I got dressed and we had breakfast. My momstarted brushing my hair and told me she had a little surprise. Shewas taking me to the salon for the "works" whatever that was. I was alittle nervous but decided to just roll with it. I was getting a lotless self conscious about presenting myself as a girl. Nobody reallygave me a second glance. We got to the salon and my mom asked me toput on a blind fold. She didn't want me to see till.