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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.    §§¨¨§§§¨¨§
§§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§¨¨¨§§¨
§§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§§§¨¨¨§§¨
§§¨¨¨¨§§§§                                          §§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨