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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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