§§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨                                          ¨§§§§¨§¨¨¨
§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          §§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
§§§§¨¨¨§§§                                          §¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨
§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§§¨§§¨§§
¨§¨¨§§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§§¨§§¨
¨§§¨§¨§§¨§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨§§¨§¨§§¨§
§§¨§§§§¨§§   ¨ **††** ¨                ¨ **††** ¨   §§¨§§§§¨§§
¨¨§§¨¨¨§§¨ ¨ **»»§§»»** ¨    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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§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨§¨§§§§§