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¨§§¨§¨§§§§                                          §¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨
§¨§§§§¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨§§§¨¨¨¨
§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨§¨§§¨¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨¨¨§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §§§§¨§¨§§¨
¨§§§§§¨¨§§   ¨ ¤¤^^¤¤ ¨                ¨ ¤¤^^¤¤ ¨   ¨¨¨§§§§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨ ¨ ¤¤~~§§~~¤¤ ¨    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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¨§§¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
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§§§§¨§§¨§§                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨