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