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