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