¨¨§§§¨¨§§§                                          §§§¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§§¨§
§¨§§¨§§§§¨                                          §¨¨§§§¨¨§§
¨§§¨§§¨¨¨§                                          §§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§§¨§§§§
§§§§¨§§§¨§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨
§¨¨¨§§¨¨§§   ¨ @@//@@ ¨                ¨ @@//@@ ¨   §¨§§¨§¨§¨¨
§§¨¨§¨§¨§¨ ¨ @@==§§==@@ ¨    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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¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          §§§§§¨¨¨§§
§¨¨§§§§§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨