¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          §§§¨¨§¨§¨§
§§§¨§¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§§§§
¨¨¨§§§§§¨¨                                          §¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§§                                          §§§§§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨
¨¨¨§§§§¨§§   ¨ **\\** ¨                ¨ **\\** ¨   ¨§¨¨¨§¨§§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨ ¨ **~~§§~~** ¨    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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¨§¨¨§§§§¨¨                                          §§§¨§¨§¨§§