I thought it was possible that I was going to die this morning due to a spider. I got out of the shower and toweled off. While I was putting the towel back on the rack I noticed a small black spider on my arm. I looked more closely and realized that it was dead. It occurred to me that it was probably in the towel and got crushed as I was vigorously rubbing my naked body (every story needs sex, right?). As I looked more closely I saw that it was a very shiny black, had a bulbous abdomen, and had colorful spots on it. I then started thinking, "This is a Black Widow", and "Would I have noticed if it had bitten me while I was drying off?". So, I inspected more closely and found that the spots were more of a brown than a red, and seeing as I couldn't find any marks that would be consistent with a bite I decided I was okay. For a moment, though....I was worried.
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My bowels hurt.
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