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