§§§¨§§§¨¨§                                          ¨§§§§§¨¨§§
¨¨§§¨¨§¨§§                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨
¨§¨§¨§§§¨§                                          §¨¨¨§§§§¨¨
§§§§§¨¨§§¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§§¨¨§§¨§
¨¨¨§§§§§§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §§¨§¨§¨§§§
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨   ¨ $$//$$ ¨                ¨ $$//$$ ¨   ¨§§§§§§¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨§§¨ ¨ $$»»§§»»$$ ¨    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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¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨                                          §¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          §§¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨§§¨§§§¨§§                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨