I am imagining that just trying on the four or five girlsswim trunks mom tried to get me to buy was enough to feminise my legs alittle. But they do fe...l nice smooth. What am I thinking?After the swim trunks, we went into the toy store. I thought mom wasgoing to buy me another GI Joe like I wanted, but she bought me anothertwo friends for the Wendy doll and more girly doll clothes. I couldn'tconvince her I only wanted GI Joes. When we got home mom walked with meto my room and gave me the bag. Ah, how true! But you now resemble yourmother as she was at your age, except that you have blonde hair, notthat ghastly blue. You are no longer 'Bart'; I name you Cassandra, forno one will ever believe that you did not want this all along."And so 'Cassandra' began her training under Bob's stern supervision:how to put on make-up, how to walk with a wiggle, how to choosefeminine, and slutty clothes, how to pitch the voice higher, how to dolaundry and cleaning dressed as a maid. At first she tried. They passed a series of crests and low hills shrouded in ever-thickening bush and tall, wide-trunked trees. The savanna forest had indeed turned into a jungle proper, full of mangroves and palm trees, thick grub and lush flower plants blocking their way. 'Theo', which was how everyone called Hanultheofodor for practical purposes, knew the terrain well enough to avoid the thicker parts, but occasionally he had to use his machete to cut a path through. The air smelled of sweet but deadly flowers. . it took three weeks with a magnifying glass but she got to the going with the hero part.“Look here,” she said, holding the magnifier over the offending paragraph. “See?”“If you would hold still I might be able to see. Right now a bicycle going down the 174 Spanish Steps of Rome would have less vibration,” I said. “Gimmie that!”I grabbed the handle and looked. Sure enough ... A hero’s companion is meant to accompany the hero and is not bound by the three week cooling off period.“See,” she.