        Heart pounding, he stared at it.  It felt almost like ordinary hair, both thicker and smoother than his own.  But as he watched, its color shifted, from cerulean to turquoise to cobalt to heliotrope.  Careful examination revealed that the colors slowly fell down the hair, through a process he could not even fathom.  Every now and then, there would be a little spark.  The first time, he nearly dropped it.