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