¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§§§¨§
¨¨§¨¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨   ¨ ¤¤::¤¤ ¨                ¨ ¤¤::¤¤ ¨   ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨ ¨ ¤¤--§§--¤¤ ¨    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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