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