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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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¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§                                          §§¨§§§¨¨§¨
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¨§§§§¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨§¨§§§¨§¨