MARTIN'S POV That whole universe was shaking me. It was too much to process. I thought I was free of the transformations, but the night's cold snap knocked me down. I hadn't expected this to happen, but now I knew it was real and that I urgently needed to deal with it, to control myself. I was surprised when Carl quickly arrived home to assist me as the move began. The bathtub became a symbol of life, for everything happening began or ended in a bathtub. The house was so cold as if it had not received light or heating for days. The coffee had not warmed me internally, which worried me. When Carl appeared with the hot pots, I felt my body vibrate and burn, and then my mind calmed down, with my body, which began to regress. With everything settled, I saw no choice but to express my feelin

