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i have a rash on my feet. who knows where it came from but it’s unmistakably a rash and i think it’s the first official rash i’ve ever had.

small, white bumps surrounded by large clumps of red, festering skin. it itches terribly. at first i thought it was just a mosquito bite but after a day of itching and spreading i diagnosed myself with a rash.

the itching pain is unbearable. i’ve no problem dealing with that. the most troubling thing is that i have no idea where it came from or what it’s doing on my feet. i only think about it because i don’t understand it and the unknown can always be troublesome.

i guess you shouldn’t tell people when you have a rash. it’s not something most people make public. i guess it’s because most people think that rashes come from poor hygiene. i wash my feet every day (sometimes twice a day). i’m sure it came from some strange plant or maybe a bug. but, once again, the troubling thing is that i truly have no idea.

strangers in a strange land are susceptible to all kinds of odd aliments. i’ve been lucky: no food poisoning, no fever, no malaria, only a simple, itchy rash.