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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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