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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.    ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§