¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨§¨§§¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨   ¨ ¤¤==¤¤ ¨                ¨ ¤¤==¤¤ ¨   §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨§¨¨§¨ ¨ ¤¤--§§--¤¤ ¨    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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