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