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