¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§§§§§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§§§§§§
§§§§§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§§§§§
§§§§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§§
§§§§¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨§§§§¨¨§§§
§§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨   ¨ ¤¤\\¤¤ ¨                ¨ ¤¤\\¤¤ ¨   ¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§ ¨ ¤¤--§§--¤¤ ¨    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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