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¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
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¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨   ¨ %%::%% ¨                ¨ %%::%% ¨   ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
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¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨  :««§§##§§««:   %      %   :««§§##§§««:  ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨ ¨ %%««§§««%% ¨%% 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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