§§§§¨¨§§§¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          §§¨§¨¨¨¨¨§
¨¨§§§§¨§§§                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨¨§§
¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨§§§§
¨§¨§§§§¨¨§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §§¨§¨§¨¨¨¨
§§§¨¨¨§¨§¨   ¨ $$==$$ ¨                ¨ $$==$$ ¨   ¨§§§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§§§§§ ¨ $$~~§§~~$$ ¨    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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