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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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