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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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