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