§¨§§§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨
§§¨¨¨§¨§§§                                          ¨¨§§¨¨§¨§§
¨§¨¨§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§§§¨¨
§§¨§¨¨§¨¨§                                          §§§§§¨¨§¨¨
¨§§§¨§§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨¨§§¨§§¨§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨§§§¨§§§
§¨§¨§§¨§§¨   ¨ **††** ¨                ¨ **††** ¨   ¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨
§§§§¨§§¨§¨ ¨ **~~§§~~** ¨    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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¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§§§§§¨