¨§¨§§¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§   ¨ $$//$$ ¨                ¨ $$//$$ ¨   ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§ ¨ $$««§§««$$ ¨    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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