§¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§§                                          ¨§§§§¨§¨§§
§§§§§§§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§§§§¨
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          §§§¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
§§§¨¨¨¨§§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §§¨§§§¨§¨§
¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§   ¨ §§††§§ ¨                ¨ §§††§§ ¨   ¨¨§§¨¨§§§§
§¨¨§§¨¨§§§ ¨ §§~~§§~~§§ ¨    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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