overcome with emotion, noticing that his lean body was clad only in a lower garment of red cotton. Now she was in a rectangular room whose floors were constructed of a wood shining with natural gloss. Bright cushions were strewn on a kusha mattress that ran all along one side of the unusual space. Jungle orchids on fine green stems, tender faces hued in unearthly shades of indigo, maroon and pink, grew in colorful profusion along the window ledge. A fire blazed in the corner and against the other wall sat a low couch covered in shimmering turquoise fabric.

The sadhu motioned for her to lie down on the couch. He sat beside her and his fingers began to probe her body, beginning with her toes and moving skillfully upward. He stopped at her heart chakra and increased the pressure of his th...

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