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