¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   ¨ ¤¤\\¤¤ ¨                ¨ ¤¤\\¤¤ ¨   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¤¤--§§--¤¤ ¨    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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