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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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