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