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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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