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