§¨§§¨§§§¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨
§§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨§¨§§
¨§§¨§¨§§¨§                                          §§¨§¨§§§¨¨
§¨§§§§¨§§¨                                          ¨§§§§¨¨§¨¨
§§¨¨¨§§¨§§                                          §¨¨¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §¨¨§§§¨§§¨
§§¨§§§¨§§§   ¨ ¤¤**¤¤ ¨                ¨ ¤¤**¤¤ ¨   §¨§¨¨§§¨§¨
¨§§¨¨§§¨¨§ ¨ ¤¤»»§§»»¤¤ ¨    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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¨¨§¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§§§§