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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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