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