He was chewing the gillyweed as hard and fast as he could; it felt unpleasantly slimy and rubbery, like octopus tentacles. Waist-deep in the freezing water he stopped, swallowed, and waited for something to happen.
Although you might think taking a daily shower should be part of your cleaning ritual, there's no hard and fast rule, although dermatologists agree that as a society, we shower too often.