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