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¨§§§¨¨§¨§§                                          §§§¨¨§¨¨§¨
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§§¨¨§¨§§¨§                                          §¨¨§§¨§§¨¨
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¨§§§§§¨§§§  :==§§##§§==:   %      %   :==§§##§§==:  ¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨¨
§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§ ¨ %%==§§==%% ¨%% 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          §¨§§¨§§§§¨
¨¨¨¨§§¨§§§                                          §§¨§§¨¨¨§¨