¨§¨¨§§¨§¨§                                          §§§§§¨¨§¨§
§§§¨§¨§§§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§§
¨¨¨§§§§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§§¨¨§§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§§¨§§
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨§§§¨§¨§§¨
§§¨§§§§§§§   ¨ **;;** ¨                ¨ **;;** ¨   ¨§¨¨§§§§¨§
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ **--§§--** ¨    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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¨§¨¨§§§¨¨§                                          §§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§§¨§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§§¨§§§                                          ¨¨§¨§§§¨¨¨