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