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Archive-name: Changes/perm-one.txt
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Archive-author: Sandy Sullivan
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Archive-title: Permanent for life, A
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A permanent wave leads to a permanent change of life.
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It was very lonely in my room, but it had been lonely in all
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of the rooms I had lived in. My Mother and Father had been killed
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in a car, bus accident during my first semester at college, Since
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I had no other relatives and no money of my own I had sold their
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house and with the life insurance money and the settlement from
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the bus company, I was relatively well off. I had decided to
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continue at college and was able to live well and pay all of my
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tuition. But now having graduated with a major in photographic
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journalism, and minors in business and computer science, I had
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barely over $ 250,000 left. I know that seems like a lot of money
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but at the present low interest rates it only provides $ 17,000
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annual income. I had sworn to myself not to spend any more of the
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principle, so I needed some work real soon.
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I was determined to make it as a photo journalist, but so
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far had not been able to land a position in that field. I guess I
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will take a look through the trade papers again, maybe something
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quick will show up. "Hey here is one" I exclaimed.
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"Leading Professional Beauty Magazine desires complete set of
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photos, start to finish, of a patron receiving a machine
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permanent wave. Photos needed to illustrate article on the
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history of permanent waves. Fee $2000 will advance half on
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receipt of signed contract. Contact Ms. Sybil Smythe, ---
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Chicago, IL 312-3---2---"
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Wow, a little panic always livens things up! I have already
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spent most of the advance, and after phoning 34 beauty shops I
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haven't found any that still use machines to give permanent
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waves. The last shop I called gave me the name of one that might
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still use this method, and it is only a couple of blocks from
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here. I guess I will go get some lunch and then walk on over
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there and inquire. The sandwich wasn't too bad but the crowd of
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middle aged businessmen sure gave me a fit about my shoulder
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length blond hair. Some people really get uptight about anyone
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that looks different from them. I don't suppose you could blame
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them though, I am not very tall and do have a slender build.
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I fact I am actually about the size, or a little smaller than
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most of the women I know. Not that I know very many, I have
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always been very shy, and have never even had a real date.
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Somehow I have never had the courage to approach a girl for a
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date. Of course I have been out to the clubs but only in a group.
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I love to dance and usually the girls ask me to dance because of
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my ability. The truth is I am still a virgin at 21. I really like
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women, but maybe it is because I have always felt I wasn't man
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enough for them, that has kept me from having a close
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relationship.
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"The Sisters" is really quite impressive. A large colonial
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styled brick building with it's own parking lot. It certainly
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looks prosperous, well here goes, I have never been in a real
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beauty salon before. I always have my hair shaped and trimmed in
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one of those Unisex places in the mall. Well I don't guess they
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will bite.
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"May I help you" said the very tall, very blond
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receptionist as she looked down at me.
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I couldn't help staring as I stuttered and stammered trying
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to explain why I was there.
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"I am sure we cannot be of any assistance to you, we do
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still use machines but only for a few special customers,
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and we don't have appointments for that service coming up."
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"Oh, here is of the owners, she may know of something."
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"Hi,I am Margaret Merrill, I'm sorry but at this time I'm
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afraid you are out of luck."
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Boy this place is full of tall beautiful women, Ms. Merrill
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was also tall and a very striking brunette.
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"But Ms. Merrill" I tried to explain "I must get a set of
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photos of someone, I have already spent my advance and must
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mail the photos by the day after tomorrow. Maybe if I would
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pay for the service one of your employees would agree to be
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the subject."
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Ms. Merrill replied,"I do sympathize with you young man, but
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all of my operators wear their hair in certain styles to
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promote current trends in hair fashion. None of them are in
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need of a permanent wave at this time."--------"But wait if
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you are really as desperate as you say, why not let us give
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you the permanent?"----
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"Me" I gulped, "But I'm sure they want it to be a woman."--
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"Young man, with the proper clothes and a little makeup no
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one would know the difference. Besides, that is the only
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solution for your problem that I can offer."
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"But who would take the pictures" I offered weakly.
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" I am sure you could show us how to operate your camera, it
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doesn't look too complicated. But make up your mind, we will
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have to start soon as it will take several hours to complete
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this little project, and it is almost 2 o'clock now." Ms.
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Merrill replied.
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"Do you really think it would work? --- what can I do with
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my hair after you finish? --- I mean can you put me back
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like I am?" I nervously stammered.
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"Yes" she laughed "it will work and if you don't like the
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way you look when we finish we can always straighten your
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hair.
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Now if you will just go with Janice she will help you change
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clothes and appearance so we can get started on our little
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project."
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Janice, the operator who had just walked up conferred a few
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moments with Ms. Merrill, then took me by the hand and led me
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toward the rear of the establishment. Janice opened the door to
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what appeared to be a dressing and bathroom area.
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"Take off all of your clothes and I will obtain an outfit
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for you" she instructed.
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"All of them?"
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"Yes all of them, you must wear the proper foundation
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garments if you are to present a realistic appearance."
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When I had finished stripping, Janice measured my chest,
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waist, and hips and asked what size shoes I wore. She then
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entered a large walk in closet and returned with several items.
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As she instructed I managed to struggle into a cleverly padded
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all in one garment. For some reason, as I was getting into this
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garment, I was beginning to feel a strange exhilaration and I had
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to place my erected member in an upright position. Janice told me
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to suck in my stomach as she pulled the back zipper up. This
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garment was padded in the hip, buttock, and breast areas so that
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I now appeared to have a very feminine shape. Because of the
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powerful restricting qualities of the garment I was required to
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stand in a very erect manner. Of course this caused the padded
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breasts and buttocks to be emphasized even more. Janice then
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assisted me in donning a pair of stockings and showed me how to
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attach them to the special tabs provided on the foundation
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garment. I could not help blushing, as I was sure Janice was
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aware of the strangely exciting effects the stockings were adding
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to my already exhilarated state. Next was a beautiful beige
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blouse of some soft and silky material that was decorated at the
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cuffs and neck with delicate ruffles of lace. To this she added a
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pair of brown pleated pants with a back zipper. On my feet she
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placed a pair of brown shoes similar to penny loafers only with a
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higher heel and more delicately styled.
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"Come sit at the vanity so I can apply a little makeup."
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instructed Janice. "Just lipstick should do for now, we will
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do a complete make over later in the process. Now, if that
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is where you would like to start your photo series, we can
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return to the reception area."
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The shoes Janice had provided were quite comfortable, but
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the foundation garment was so restrictive I had to sway my hips
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in a feminine way to walk. Ms. Merrill was waiting at the
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reception desk when we returned. She greeted me in a manner that
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seemed to increase my excitement even more.
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"My, you look like a perfect young lady, and we haven't
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even begun to change you." Ms. Merrill said.
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Change me! Was there some hidden meaning in her statement?
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But before I could question her or even think about it very much
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Ms. Merrill had snapped several shots of me entering the door,
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and Janice was leading me to the working area of the salon. At
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this time I can not even remember agreeing to let them give me
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the machine permanent, but it seemed the resistance I had
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initially felt to this idea was rapidly vanishing. Although I had
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not seen myself in a mirror yet, the clothing I was wearing was
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having a definite effect on me. I seemed to feel very passive,
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and was actually filled with anticipation for what was to come.
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Janice led me into a room set off from the main salon. It
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contained a mirrored wall with low cabinets in front of it, a
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shampoo bowl and chair, a styling chair facing the mirrors, and a
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hair dryer attached to a chair. In one corner was a large machine
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on a stand that I assumed must be the permanent wave machine. It
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had a large number of insulated wires, with clamps on the end of
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each, dangling from what I thought must be a control head since
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there were several dials, lights, and switches on the front of
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the large round top. I had no idea at this time what part the
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machine was to play in the waving process but it was most
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imposing, maybe even frightening.
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"Please remove your blouse, we don't want to spill any thing
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on it."
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Janice's words startled me back to attention, I must have
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been staring at this machine longer than I realized.
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"Put on this smock and lean back at the shampoo bowl."
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Janice instructed.
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Janice was very thorough and I really enjoyed the way she
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shampooed my hair. Wrapping a towel around my hair like a turban
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she told me to be seated in the styling chair. She removed the
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towel and used it to dry my hair and then used a blow dryer and
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brush until it was barely damp. While she was drying my hair I
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was staring at myself in the mirrors and as she fluffed my hair
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out the excitement I had been feeling seemed to grow even more.
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Perhaps because of the excitement or maybe fear I had begun to
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tremble and now was actually shaking. She began removing trays
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of different items from the cabinets and placed them along the
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top in convenient reach. We were now joined by Ms. Merrill, who
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was carrying my camera, and another beautician whom she
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introduced as Tara.
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"Oh my, you are shaking like a leaf. said MS. Merrill.
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"Tara,please bring some wine to help soothe her jitters."
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As soon as I had drunk the wine a warm glow seemed to fill
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me and soon my shaking had stopped. I did not drink normally but
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if wine makes you feel this good I will certainly try it again.
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Ms. Merrill noted that I had calmed down and told Janice to
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proceed.Ms. Merrill began taking photos as Janice and Tara, one
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on each side, started working on me. Beginning with a center part
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each operator would section off a small amount of hair and pull
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it through a slit in a rectangle of some sort of felt like
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material. This piece was placed next to my scalp with the section
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of hair extending through the center. They would then place a
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clamp like device over the felt pad and secure it around the
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hair. Next they applied a creamy looking lotion from a squeeze
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bottle and combed it through the section of hair. After the
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lotion had been applied they would place a metal roller at the
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end of the hair section and roll it toward the scalp, securing
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the roller to the clamp. Janice and Tara continued with this
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procedure rapidly and soon had most of my head covered with these
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roller devices. While Ms. Merrill took another photo of this
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stage of the process she inquired--
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"How do like your conversion so far?"
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I was at a loss as to what reply I could give, I seemed to
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be in a trance and all I could do was sit passively and watch the
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amazing change in my appearance that was occurring. With the
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rollers all over my head I looked just like a woman! Whether this
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strange sense of passiveness was due to the fumes from the
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lotion, which smelled very strongly of ammonia, or to the waves
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of excitement that were coursing through me. I seemed to sense
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some sort of ominous overtones in Ms. Merrill's question, what
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could she mean by conversion? ----- Although I could not remember
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actually agreeing to have the permanent wave put in my hair,
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things had happened so fast and progressed so far I was afraid to
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back out now. I certainly could not just walk out in this
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condition. I must admit that I was enjoying the great feelings of
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excitement and anticipation that had come over me. Even though I
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was beginning to suspect that Ms. Merrill had more in store for
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me than just a permanent wave I seemed powerless to resist. The
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restriction of the foundation garment constantly reminded me of
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the huge erection I had, and it seemed to be growing by the
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minute.
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The two operators had finished securing the last roller and
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all of my hair was now completely fastened up in these curling
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devices. Such strangely exciting feelings coursed through me as I
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stared at my reflection in this condition. Janice re-wet all of
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my hair on the rollers with the same lotion, and asked me to
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please be seated in the chair under the permanent waving machine.
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As I arose from the styling chair I realized just how heavy and
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uncomfortable these rollers were. Ms. Merrill had taken photos of
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the completed rolling and now that I was seated in the chair was
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taking more as Tara commenced placing a clamp over each roller.
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These clamps were attached to insulated wires that hung from the
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head of the machine. The clamps were cylindrical and completely
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covered the hair wound on the roller. I watched my reflection in
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the mirrored wall with fascination, each time Tara attached
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another clamp my excitement and euphoric feeling seemed to mount
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to a higher level. It was obvious to me now that any idea I might
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have had about backing out was impossible. I was securely
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fastened to the machine with so many wires and clamps, that only
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one of the operators could free me. I sensed that Ms. Merrill had
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no intention of allowing that to happen. My hair was going to be
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permanently waved by these women and there was nothing I could do
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now to stop it. Tara had now completed placing all of the clamps,
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and was adjusting dials and switches on the control panel of the
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machine above my head.
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"Well since we have you safely secured I shall take some
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photos now, and then I must attend to certain other details
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of your conversion. Tara has set the controls to the proper
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temperature and timing to give you a firm and long lasting
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curl. You will be connected to the machine for about an
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hour, so Janice will be able to do something about improving
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your hands while you are processing. If your head becomes
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too hot, or you think one of the clamps is burning your
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scalp, let Janice know immediately." with that informative
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but chilling statement Ms. Merrill left Janice to attend me
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while I sat bound to this machine.
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How did I get myself into this predicament?. It is almost as
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if these women were just waiting for me so they could do this. No,
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surely that is not true this is a business place, they make money
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by fixing peoples hair, it must be my imagination. But it
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certainly appears that they are enjoying themselves. What can I
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possibly do when this ordeal is over? Obviously my hair is to be
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firmly and permanently curled by this machine. Even though I
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don't have any relatives or close friends, my landlady, and the
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women at the grocery store, and the restaurant are bound to know
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my hair has been curled. How can I face them? What if somebody
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recognizes me from the pictures,---- and "conversion" what does
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Ms. Merrill mean by that?----- Is that just a figure of speech?
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"Your other hand!" Janice said shocking me back from my
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worries. She had set up a manicure table, attached some false
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nails to my left hand, and now was proceeding to do the same to
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my right hand.
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"Why are you doing that to my hands, I just wanted pictures
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of a hairdo." I asked.
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"Ms. Merrill gave instructions that we are to make you
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appear completely feminine and as beautiful as possible. She
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wants the pictures to be as realistic as possible." Janice
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replied.
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Oh my, how will I ever get this all undone? As I worried
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what was happening to me, Janice shaved both of my hands and
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forearms with an electric razor. She filed the false fingernails
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into long slender ovals and then applied a clear polish to each
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nail.
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"I will only apply the base coat now since I won't know what
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color to use until your makeup is done." Janice told me.
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While Janice was placing the manicure table by the hair
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dryer I became aware of how uncomfortable I was. The weight of
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all the steel rollers and clamps was making my neck tired,
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especially since could hardly turn my head because of all the
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wires connecting me to the machine. At least the smell from the
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lotion wasn't as strong as it had been, but the heat from the
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machine clamps was really uncomfortable. I called to Janice
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telling her how hot my head was becoming.
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"That is to be expected". she replied. " This process
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operates on the principle of increasing heat. The lotion we
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applied softens the hair so it will assume the shape of the
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curlers. The machine generates heat through the clamps
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fastened over the curlers. The increasing heat causes the
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lotion to steam out of the hair and hardens the hair into
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the new shape on the curler. The machine will cut off in
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five more minutes so just be patient."
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Janice rolled a cart in front of me that contained a TV
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monitor and VCR. She started a tape and then brought a miniature
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set of headphones and placed them in my ears. Janice left the
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room as the tape began to play scenes of beautiful landscapes,
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seashores and mountains. The sound to this tape was of some
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strange New Age music that repeated itself periodically. As I
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watched and listened a soothing, peaceful, and happy feeling came
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over me. I did not seem to be any less excited, only less anxious
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and fearful. Ms. Merrill returned to the room with Tara just as
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the machine clicked off. Janice donned a pair of gloves and
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removed the hot clamps from my head. Ms. Merrill snapped several
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photos of this being done and said.
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"Now that your hair has been curled, we must cool it before
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removing the curlers. If you will go back to the styling
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chair Janice and Tara will start the cooling."
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As I rose from the chair under the machine I almost fell. It
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must have been the continuous excitement, the smell of the waving
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lotion and the heat from the permanent wave machine that had made
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me feel so weak. Ms. Merrill assisted me to the styling chair and
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said.
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" I'm sure you will find the rest of your conversion will
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not be so uncomfortable."
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Janice and Tara each used a small blower to cool my hair,
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and it certainly was a relief. They soon shut off the blowers and
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started removing the rollers, clamps and pads. As they removed
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each one a long golden ringlet would fall until soon my head was
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a mass of golden curls. When the last roller had been removed,
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Janice led me to the shampoo bowl and rinsed my hair. Ms. Merrill
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snapped several more photos of these proceedings. After the rinse
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I was returned to the styling chair, and with a towel around my
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hair I placed a new roll of film in my camera. Janice combed some
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liquid through my hair and started setting it on plastic rollers,
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using clips to hold each roller in place. AS Ms. Merrill took
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more pictures she said.
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"She is setting your hair in a certain pattern so that we
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will be able to arrange it in a suitable style."
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As soon as this was completed another beautician, who
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apparently was the makeup artist, looked my face over carefully
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and after comparing some color samples with my face told Janice
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what color nail enamel to use. As she left the room Janice placed
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me under the hair dryer and Ms. Merrill took photos of me under
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the hair dryer. While my hair was drying Janice applied a soft
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pink color to my nails and then a coat of clear sealer. As she
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finished one hand and then the other I was amazed at how feminine
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my hands now were. Having finished my nails, Janice brought me
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another glass of wine and repositioned the video cart and
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started the tape before again leaving the room.
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As the dryer droned on my mind began going over everything that
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had been done to me. Never could I remember having been so
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excited and for such a long period. My testicles were actually
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beginning to ache. Glancing from my hands to my reflection in the
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mirror I wondered why I was enjoying what these women were doing
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to me. As they increasingly changed my appearance the strange
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feelings within me became more overwhelming. I drank the wine and
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began to look at the tape again since I had enjoyed it so much
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the first time.
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Ms. Merrill and Janice returned just as the dryer turned
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off. Ms. Merrill took several pictures and then said.
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"We will soon be through and I just know you will be
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delighted with your new appearance."
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Janice placed a satin bonnet over my curls and led me to the
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makeup room. In the center of the alcove devoted to makeup was a
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large padded bench over which was suspended a large light
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fixture. Near one end were several machines with various dials
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and switches that I assumed were for giving facial treatments.
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Elaine, the makeup artist, told me to lie down on this bench.
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After arranging a cloth over my clothing, she placed a dark pad
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over each eye.
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"It is necessary to shield your eyes from the bright light I
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will be using. I will be shaping eyebrows to begin with. You
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will feel a pricking sensation, but just remain absolutely
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still until I have finished." Elaine advised.
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It seemed forever before she removed the pads from my eyes,
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the pricking sensation she had mentioned felt more like being
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repeatedly stuck with a needle. She produced a hypodermic syringe
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and told me she was going to deaden my earlobes so the earrings
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wouldn't bother me. She said people who had not worn earrings
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before found them uncomfortable. She Injected each ear and then
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began applying makeup to my face, eyes and lips. As she attached
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a gold loop to each ear I was glad she had deadened them. It felt
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just like she had punched a hole in my earlobe. Ms. Merrill had
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been taking photos while Elaine was working on me and she handed
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me my camera so I could change the film again. Janice had me
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remove the smock and replace it with the ruffled blouse I had
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worn earlier. I was then brought back to the room where the
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permanent wave had been given and seated in the styling chair.
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Janice removed the satin bonnet and started taking the rollers
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out. As she removed the rollers my hair stayed in the shape it
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had been set in. Sitting in the chair wearing a feminine smock,
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and with my set hair, I looked just like a woman,--- and I liked
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looking like a woman! What was happening to me? My appearance had
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been so drastically changed already and I was actually wanting
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them to hurry so I could see myself when they finished! Janice
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then began brushing and combing my hair. I could see while she
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worked that she was arranging my curls in an updo. Ms. Merrill
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had been taking pictures while Janice worked and as Janice
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finished my hair style by applying hair spray Ms. Merrill said.
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"With your fair skin I new it would be easy to complete
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this first part in your conversion."
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As I gazed at my reflection I saw a beautiful young lady! Piles
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of artfully arranged golden curls, a beautiful face with long
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dark eyelashes, sweepingly arched eyebrows, seductively pouting
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pink lips, gold earrings dangling from pierced ears this was me!
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I stared at what I had become until the mounting waves of passion
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completely overcame me as I blissfully fainted.
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" I believe that you have a new member for our little
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family Ms. Merrill, he has fainted from excitement!"
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exclaimed Janice. "Yes and the stain on the front of his
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slacks is the proof. It seems our little photographer is to
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willingly become a slave to his new found beauty. The proper
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tranquilizer in the wine and that tape with the sublimnal
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messages is quite effective in creating the desire to be
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a woman. Please revive him at once as I have many more
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surprises for our new girl to be."
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