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§¨¨§§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§
§§¨§§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
§§¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
§§§¨¨§¨§§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §§§¨¨§¨§§¨
§¨§§¨¨¨§§§   ¨ **††** ¨                ¨ **††** ¨   §¨§§¨¨¨§§¨
¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§ ¨ **««§§««** ¨    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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¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨