§¨§§§¨¨§§¨                                          §§¨§¨§§§§§
¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨§§§§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§¨§§§§§                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§§§§§¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨§¨¨§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨§§§¨§¨§¨
¨§§¨¨¨§§¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §§§¨¨§§§§§
§§¨§¨¨§¨§¨   ¨ ¤¤††¤¤ ¨                ¨ ¤¤††¤¤ ¨   §¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨
§¨§§§¨§§§§ ¨ ¤¤»»§§»»¤¤ ¨    THE     ¨ ¤¤»»§§»»¤¤ ¨ §§¨§§§§¨¨¨
§§§¨¨§§¨¨¨  †»»§§##§§»»†   ¤      ¤   †»»§§##§§»»†  ¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨ ¨ ¤¤»»§§»»¤¤ ¨¤¤ 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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¨§§§¨§§§¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨§§¨§¨
¨§¨¨§§¨¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§§§
§§§¨§¨§¨§§                                          ¨§§§¨§§§¨¨