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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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