There was a bath drawn with clear water. Around the bath, I saw many cosmetic products lined up on the tub's edge. There were shampoos, conditioners, rinses, body washes, bubble baths, and detanglers of all shapes and sizes. Amongst these shampoos, I saw two bottles, looking very much like dish detergent.

I realized that these dish soaps were actually new types of shampoo and conditioner. Always one to try new products, I commenced washing my hair with these hair-care supplies. As I lay in the tub, it occurred to me where I had first learnt of these new products. I remembered a television commercial in which a young woman was afflicted by a scalp condition termed "slime-worm." While the woman herself seemed unaffected by the ailment, those around her were keenly aware of her diseased hair. In the ad, the young woman walked through a crowded restaurant and was the object of many stares.

Though I had no reason for believing that I was afflicted with slime-worm, I was nonetheless grateful to use the shampoo and conditioner as a preventative measure. However, after I was done bathing, I read the bottles more closely. It was then that I learned that the shampoo was meant to be diluted. I had not diluted it. I was greatly afraid that the worm-killing powers would cause me scalp damage and hair loss.