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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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¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§