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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.         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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§§§§§§§§§§    LATER, ELEVATOR BACK UP. NEW BODY.    §§§§§§§§§§
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