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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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