¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨§   ¨ **;;** ¨                ¨ **;;** ¨   ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ **~~§§~~** ¨    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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