§¨¨§§§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨§§¨
§§¨§¨¨§§§¨                                          §§§¨¨§§§¨§
¨¨§§§¨§¨¨§                                          §¨¨§¨§¨¨§§
§¨§¨¨§§§¨§                                          §§¨§§§§¨§¨
§§§§¨§¨¨§§                                          ¨¨§§¨¨¨§§§
¨¨¨¨§§§¨§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§§   ¨ @@==@@ ¨                ¨ @@==@@ ¨   ¨§§§§§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨¨ ¨ @@««§§««@@ ¨    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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¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨