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