¨§§§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨¨§§
§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§§§§¨¨§¨§
§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§§§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§§
§§§§§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨§§¨§§§§¨§
¨¨¨§§¨§¨§§   ¨ ¤¤//¤¤ ¨                ¨ ¤¤//¤¤ ¨   §¨§§¨¨¨§§§
¨¨§¨§§§§¨¨ ¨ ¤¤~~§§~~¤¤ ¨    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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§¨¨¨§§§¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨§§§§¨§
§¨§§¨§§§§§                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨