Cautiously I tiptoed from one side of the sauna to the toilet at the farthest end. Now and then I would, from side to side, steal a glance at one body after another as daringly as a pervert might do. It was luxury. The nudity of those women crossed my path to the other side of paradise had magically healed my bewildered soul. I seemed to be purifi ed. And the pure calmness empowered me to wonder, If spiritual damage could be recovered by physical pleasure, what about the other way around?