¨§§§¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨§§¨§§§¨§¨
¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨§                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§§§
§§§¨§§§§¨§                                          ¨§§§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§§¨¨¨§§                                          §§¨¨§§§§§¨
§§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§
¨¨§§§§§¨§§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §¨§§§§¨¨¨§
§¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨   ¨ %%==%% ¨                ¨ %%==%% ¨   ¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨§¨§ ¨ %%~~§§~~%% ¨    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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