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