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