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§§§¨§§¨¨§¨  †««§§##§§««†   %      %   †««§§##§§««†  ¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨
§¨¨§§¨§¨§§ ¨ %%««§§««%% ¨%% 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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