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