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