¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨§§¨¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨§§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨§¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨