§§§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§§¨¨§§¨¨¨                                          §§§§§§§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §§§§§§§§¨¨
§§§§§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§§§§§§¨¨§
§§§§§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§§§§¨¨¨¨
¨§§§§¨¨¨¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §¨¨§§¨¨§§¨
¨¨§§¨¨§§§¨   ¨ §§\\§§ ¨                ¨ §§\\§§ ¨   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨ ¨ §§««§§««§§ ¨    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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