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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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