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