¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §§¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨§§§§§§§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§§¨¨§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          §§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§§§§§§§§¨
§¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
§¨¨¨§§¨§¨§   ¨ ¤¤::¤¤ ¨                ¨ ¤¤::¤¤ ¨   §¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§
§¨¨§¨§§§§§ ¨ ¤¤»»§§»»¤¤ ¨    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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