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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.    ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§§¨§¨§§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§§¨§¨§§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§