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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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