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