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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.    ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§