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