§¨¨§§¨¨§§§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§§§§
§¨§¨§¨§¨¨§                                          §§§§§¨¨¨¨¨
§§§§§§§¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨§§¨§§§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨§§§§¨§¨§¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§   ¨ ¤¤^^¤¤ ¨                ¨ ¤¤^^¤¤ ¨   §¨¨¨§§§§§¨
¨¨§§§¨§¨§¨ ¨ ¤¤~~§§~~¤¤ ¨    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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§§§§§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§§¨§¨¨§§
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¨¨¨§§¨§¨¨§                                          §§§¨¨§§§¨¨