§§¨¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨§§¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨§                                          §§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨   ¨ ****** ¨                ¨ ****** ¨   §¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨ ¨ **==§§==** ¨    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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¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨