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