¨§§¨§¨§¨¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§
§§¨§§§§§¨§                                          ¨§§§§§¨§¨§
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§§§§
§¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          §§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨
§§§§§§¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨
§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨¨¨§§§§   ¨ $$††$$ ¨                ¨ $$††$$ ¨   ¨¨¨§¨§§§§§
¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨ ¨ $$»»§§»»$$ ¨    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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¨§§¨§¨¨§¨§                                          §§§§§§§§§§