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