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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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