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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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