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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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