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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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§§¨¨¨¨§§§§                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨