§¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§¨§§¨§§§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§§§§¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨§¨§§§¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨§§§¨¨§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§§§¨§¨¨§¨§   ¨ $$::$$ ¨                ¨ $$::$$ ¨   ¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§
¨¨¨§§§¨§§§ ¨ $$--§§--$$ ¨    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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¨§¨¨§§§¨§§                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨§§
§§§¨§¨¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨
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¨§¨§¨¨§§§§                                          ¨§§¨§§¨§§¨