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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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