¨¨¨§§§§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§§§§                                          §§§¨§§¨§§¨
¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§¨§§¨§¨
§¨§¨§§¨¨¨§                                          ¨§¨§§¨§§§¨
§§§§¨§¨¨§§                                          §§§¨§§¨¨§§
¨¨¨§§§¨§¨§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨§§¨§¨§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§§§§¨   ¨ ¤¤//¤¤ ¨                ¨ ¤¤//¤¤ ¨   ¨§¨§§§§§¨¨
¨§§¨§¨¨¨§§ ¨ ¤¤~~§§~~¤¤ ¨    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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§§§§§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨¨§§
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨§¨§§¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§§¨§§¨¨                                          §§§§¨§§§¨¨