¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨                                          §§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §§§¨¨§§§§§
§¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨§§§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§§¨¨§§§
¨§§§§¨¨¨§§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨§   ¨ %%;;%% ¨                ¨ %%;;%% ¨   ¨§§§§§§¨¨¨
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¨¨§§§§§§§¨  ;~~§§##§§~~;   %      %   ;~~§§##§§~~;  §¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§
¨¨¨§§§§§¨¨ ¨ %%~~§§~~%% ¨%% 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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¨¨§§¨¨§§§§                                          §§§¨¨¨§§¨¨