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