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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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