¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§§§§§§¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§§§§¨¨¨
¨§§§§¨¨§¨¨                                          §§¨¨§§¨¨§¨
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§¨¨¨¨§§§§§                                          ¨¨§§§§§§§§
¨¨§§¨¨§§§§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §¨¨§§§§§§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§   ¨ $$**$$ ¨                ¨ $$**$$ ¨   ¨¨¨¨§§§§§¨
§§§§§§¨¨§§ ¨ $$»»§§»»$$ ¨    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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§§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
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