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