¨§§§§§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨§§¨§
§¨¨¨§¨§§§§                                          §¨¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨¨§§§¨¨¨§                                          §¨§§§§§¨§§
§¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨
§§§¨§§¨§§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨§
¨¨§§¨§§¨§¨   ¨ ¤¤;;¤¤ ¨                ¨ ¤¤;;¤¤ ¨   §§¨¨§§§§§¨
¨§¨§§¨§§§§ ¨ ¤¤~~§§~~¤¤ ¨    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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§§§§§¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨§§¨¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§¨                                          §§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨¨¨§§¨§¨§§                                          ¨§§§§§§§§§
¨¨§¨§§§§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§