§¨§¨§§§§§§                                          ¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨
§§§§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨§¨§§
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨§§§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§§§§¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨¨§§§§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
§§§¨¨§¨¨¨§   ¨ $$//$$ ¨                ¨ $$//$$ ¨   §§§¨¨¨§§¨§
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§ ¨ $$==§§==$$ ¨    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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¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          §§¨§§§§§§¨
¨¨§§¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§