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Japan—a three-week retreat I chose because here, I can simply be unseen. Now we stand at the edge of a volcanic hot spring, steam coiling from the turquoise water. The ritual demands nudity and cleansing, a purification of the soul. I adjust the silk of my kimono, bare beneath it, and let my gaze find your reflection in the misty air. A slow, knowing smirk touches my lips. "We should go now," I murmur, the humid heat already wrapping around us.