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¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§§¨§¨¨
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¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨§
§¨§§¨¨§¨§§                                          §§§¨§§§§¨§
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¨§§¨§¨¨§§§  ^==§§##§§==^   %      %   ^==§§##§§==^  ¨§§¨¨¨¨§§¨
¨§¨§§§¨§¨¨ ¨ %%==§§==%% ¨%% SHOWER %%¨ %%==§§==%% ¨ §§¨§¨¨¨§¨§
§§§§¨¨§§§¨  %¨ %%^^%% ¨%%            %%¨ %%^^%% ¨%  §¨§§§¨¨§§§
¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§ #  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨  # §§§¨¨§¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§§§¨§ %              DEEP BELOW              % ¨¨¨§¨§§§§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§   GROUND LEVEL, SEVERAL ELEVATORS DOWN,  ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨    IN THE DARK WATER WHERE THE SURFACE   ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§§   LIGHT DOESN'T REACH, AND WARMTH COMES  §¨¨§§¨§§¨§
§§§¨§§§§§¨  MOSTLY FROM BELOW - HERE IS THE SHOWER. ¨§¨§¨§§¨§§
¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§§§§¨§§¨
¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§   IT IS DARK. YOU STRIP, AND IT'S COLD.  §§¨¨¨¨§§¨§
§¨¨§§§§¨¨§   YOUR FEET FEEL THE COLD STONE FLOOR,   §¨§¨¨¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨§   YOUR HANDS FIND THE RUBBER HANDLES TO  ¨§§§¨¨§§§¨
¨§§§§¨¨§§§         GUIDE YOU INTO THE CABIN.        ¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨§
§§¨¨¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨§§§§¨§
¨¨§¨¨§§§§¨       AND THEN, THE HOT WATER, THE       §§¨§§¨¨¨§§
§¨§§¨§¨¨¨§     UNDERGROUND RAIN. DRENCHING YOU,     §¨§§¨§¨¨§¨
§§§¨§§§¨¨§   LATHERING YOU. INFUSED WITH OILS AND   ¨§§¨§§§¨§§
¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨§  SCENTS. AND THEN, ALSO FROM ABOVE, THE  ¨§¨§§¨¨§§¨
¨¨¨§¨§¨§§§    SHOWER CREATURES. FIRST THEIR BLACK   ¨§§§¨§¨§¨§
§¨¨§§§§§¨¨  VELVET ARMS, TOUCHING, AND THEN ENTIRE  ¨§¨¨§§§§§§
¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨        BODIES. CHESTS AND SNOUTS.        ¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§§§§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨§¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨  THE CREATURES ARE MEANT TO COMFORT YOU, §§§§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§§¨¨§§¨§§   KEEP YOU ENTRANCED, AND KEEP YOU FROM  §¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨   LEAVING THE CABIN PREMATURELY. THIS    ¨§¨¨§§§¨§¨
¨§§§§§§§¨§  WHOLE ORDEAL WORKS BEST IF YOU ARE NOT  ¨§§¨§¨¨§§§
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§  TRANSFORMED TOO EARLY, AND ARE INSTEAD  §§¨§§§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨ ALLOWED TO ENJOY THE SHOWER FOR A WHILE. §¨§§¨¨§§§¨
§§§§¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨§§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨   YOU ARE STEAMED, CARESSED, CLEANED,    ¨§¨§§§§§¨§
§¨¨¨§§¨¨§§    MODIFIED, LIQUIFIED; DISSOLVED AND    §§§§¨¨¨¨§§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨    DRAINED... AND THEN BROUGHT BACK,     ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
¨§§¨§§§§§§  SLOWLY, WAKING AS THE WATER DRIES OFF   §¨¨¨§§¨¨§§
§§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨    OF YOU. CABIN OPEN TO THE COLD AIR    ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨ TICKLING YOUR FRESH-BORN MIND. CREATURE  ¨§§¨§§§§§§
¨§§¨§§§¨¨¨        HANDS GONE, YOU STEP OUT.         §§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨
¨§§§¨§¨§§¨    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    §§§¨§§§¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§§§§¨§                                          §¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨
¨§§¨§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
¨§¨§§§¨¨§¨                                          §§§§§§§§¨§
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