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44Martha looked at her. %u201cI understand but its a big swamp, Carla, and we have to eat.%u201d%u201cLet me see first,%u201d Carla said. %u201cI%u2019ll dive under and take a quick look.%u201d%u201cAre you mad. These are deep waters. They might be huge fish down there and other nasty creatures who%u2019ll take a piece of you.%u201d Martha said. But Carla was already stripping off.%u201cWhat about your mud pack in your vagina?%u201d Martha asked.%u201cI replaced it with a sponge from your bathroom inside a plastic bag and pushed it more inside,%u201d Carla replied. %u201cNo problems there.%u201dShe slid the belt with a Bowie knife holster out of her shorts and strapped it around her waist.%u201cI%u2019ll be back shortly,%u201d Carla said and dived in. She waited for the bubbles to clear and looked as she spun herself around. The water was dirty which suggested something large had recently disturbed the mud at the bottom. Could it have been her lover? If it was, would he not sense her in the water and come to her?She was about to surface when she spotted something unusual. It was quite a way down; metal, like the edge of a large disc rammed in, half-buried in the sand. She wondered about swimming down so deep but as she deliberated, something big swept past her. It spooked her. She turned quickly and saw it turning%u2014a large water snake, a giant, maybe six feet long. It might just be a Green Water snake which would be relatively harmless to her. She wasn%u2019t sure and was running out of air so she returned to the surface.Martha helped her out into the boat.%u201cOnce again, there were leeches on her body. Not as many as before but she didn%u2019t want them there spoiling the patterning she had in mind.Swamp Tramp