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