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¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨ =~~§§##§§~~= $ $ =~~§§##§§~~= ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨ ¨ $$~~§§~~$$ ¨$$ SHOWER $$¨ $$~~§§~~$$ ¨ §¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨ $¨ $$==$$ ¨$$ $$¨ $$==$$ ¨$ §§¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨ # ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ # §§§¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨§¨§§¨ $ 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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