§¨§§¨§¨¨¨§                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
§§¨§§§¨¨§§                                          §§§¨§§§§§¨
¨§§¨¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§§
§¨§¨§§§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨§
§§§§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §§§§¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§§
¨¨§§¨§¨§¨§   ¨ ¤¤\\¤¤ ¨                ¨ ¤¤\\¤¤ ¨   ¨¨§§§§¨§¨§
¨§¨§§§§§§¨ ¨ ¤¤==§§==¤¤ ¨    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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