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The pressure was strong. His sales pitch was impressive and tempting, yet I kept declining.

"Come on!" he was upping the ante, "I'll make it three and you choose the day."

I hesitated because the offer was great, but in the end I declined it, too.

Using the shower only happens three times a week in Ad Seg (the Hole). Although the showers are filthy, a full head-to-toes cleansing makes a big difference, both physically and emotionally. Plus, the shower is the only place we are issued razors in Ad Seg, making showers indispensable.

The officers who run the Hole have to work very hard, physi...