§§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§§§§§¨
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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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