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