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